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The Battle of the Clouds was a failed attempt to delay the British advance on Philadelphia during the American Revolutionary War on September 16, 1777, in the area surrounding present day Malvern, Pennsylvania. After the American defeat at the Battle of Brandywine, the British Army remained encamped near Chadds Ford.
Battle of Cooch's Bridge: September 3, 1777: Delaware: British victory Battle of Brandywine: September 11, 1777: Pennsylvania: British victory Battle of the Clouds: September 16, 1777: Pennsylvania: Battle called off due to rain Battle of Freeman's Farm: September 19, 1777: New York: British tactical victory: First of the two Battles of ...
The Philadelphia campaign (1777–1778) was a British military campaign during the American Revolutionary War designed to gain control of Philadelphia, the Revolutionary-era capital where the Second Continental Congress convened, formed the Continental Army, and appointed George Washington as its commander in 1775, and later authored and unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence the ...
Battle of the Clouds (September 16, 1777) - an aborted engagement in the area surrounding present day Malvern, Pennsylvania. After the American defeat at the Battle of Brandywine, the British Army remained encamped near Chadds Ford.
July 3, 1777 July 3 – Expenses paid at Bullion's Tavern – £3. Morristown, New Jersey: July 4 to 10, 1777 [35] Brief layover by the army July 11, 1777 July 11 – Expenses paid to Mr. Hathaway – £5.12.6. Colonel William Colfax House [36] 2343 Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike, Pompton (now Wayne), New Jersey
Historians hope DNA extracted from the burial site will help to further tell the tale of America's Revolutionary War.
Following the Battle of Brandywine on September 11, 1777, and the abortive Battle of the Clouds five days later, on September 16, several hundred soldiers under General Wilhelm von Knyphausen raided the supply magazine at Valley Forge on September 18.
Battle of Bennington; Battle of Brandywine; Battle of Fort Anne; Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery; Battle of Gloucester (1777) Battle of Hubbardton; Battle of Matson's Ford; Battle of Millstone; Battle of Red Bank; Battle of Ridgefield; Battle of Short Hills; Battle of Staten Island; Battle of the Clouds; Battle of Thomas Creek; Battle of ...