-- The Americans, led by GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON are outmaneuvered and retreat from the Battle of Brandywine. The British, commanded by General Sir William Howe, subsequently take Philadelphia. The battle marked the apparent end of a long period of frustration for the British in North America. -- The Battle of the Brandywine on September 11, 1777, marked the apparent end of a long period of frustration for the British in North America. For Lieutenant-General Sir William Howe, commander of the British forces in North America, it was the first chance he had to come fully to grips with General George Washingtons army since the British victory of Long Island in August 1776. That battle resulted in the loss of New York City to the United States for the remainder of the war. Since then, however, the only serious engagements between the armies had been the inconclusive affair at White Plains, N.Y. in October 1776, and the Battles of Trenton and Princeton, N.J. in December 1776 and January 1777, when Washington inflicted minor but stinging defeats on Howes forces. -thanks georgewashingtonsmountvernon-
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