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Philadelphia campaign
The
Philadelphia campaign
(1777–1778) was a
British
initiative in the
American Revolutionary War
to gain control of
Philadelphia
, which was then the seat of the
Second Continental Congress
. British General
William Howe
, after unsuccessfully attempting to draw the
Continental Army
under General
George Washington
into a battle in northern
New Jersey
, embarked his army on transports, and landed them at the northern end of
Chesapeake Bay
. From there, he advanced northward toward
Philadelphia
. Washington prepared defenses against Howe's movements at
Brandywine Creek
, but was flanked and beaten back in the
Battle of Brandywine
on September 11, 1777. After further skirmishes and maneuvers, Howe was able to enter and occupy Philadelphia. Washington then
unsuccessfully attacked
one of Howe's garrisons at
Germantown
before retreating to
Valley Forge
for the winter.
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