Battle of Brandywine
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Gosffo
N 39° 52.363 W 075° 35.303
18S E 449682 N 4413795
A lost battle, but not a moral defeat! The men felt they fought hard poor reconnaissance information is what lost the battle!
Waymark Code: WM8HCW
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2010
Views: 12
Marker Text: The center of the American line, Wayne commanding, was near Chadds Ford and faced west. In late afternoon as Cornwallis was making the main assault on the American right wing, 3 miles north, Knyphausen's division of British and Hessians crossed Brandywine Creek, attacked Wayne and forced him to retreat.
Marker Name: Battle of Brandywine
County: Delaware
Date Dedicated: 05/12/1952
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: U.S. 1, at entrance to Brandywine Battlefield Park
Category: American Revolution, Military
Website: [Web Link]
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