The Philadelphia Campaign, 1777 / by Joseph Seymour.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Seymour, Joseph, 1968- author.

Contributor:

Center of Military History, issuing body.

Series:

U.S. Army campaigns of the Revolutionary War

CMH pub ; 71-46.

The U.S. Army campaigns of the Revolutionary War

CMH pub ; 71-46

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philadelphia Campaign, 1777-1778.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (114 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Center of Military History, United States Army, 2025.

Summary:

"In the spring of 1777, American leaders harbored little doubt that Philadelphia would be Lt. Gen. Sir William Howe's objective. European generals of the time prioritized the capture of key cities as much as, or perhaps more than, the destruction or capture of armies. With a population that historians estimate numbered between 20,000 and 30,000, the city ranked as the largest in British North America. It also served as the capital of Pennsylvania and the seat of the Continental Congress, both of which General George Washington had to protect. More important to Washington, the city had long been a manufacturing center for all manner of products that by 1777 included military stores. Should the British threaten Philadelphia, he recommended leaving them "nothing but the bare walls.""-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Pennsylvania Forces

British Plans

From Head of Elk to Kennett Square, 25 August-10 September

The Battle of Brandywine, 11 September

Marches to the Battle of the Clouds and Paoli

Battle of Germantown, 4 October

Defense of the Delaware, 6-22 October

Fort Mifflin, 23 October-16 November

Chestnut Hill and Edge Hill, 5-7 December

Matson's Ford, 11 December

Notes:

In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-112).

Online resource; title from PDF title page (CMH website, viewed Apr. 22, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Seymour, Joseph, 1968- Philadelphia Campaign, 1777.

ISBN:

9781959302131

1959302132

OCLC:

1460025354