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Once it became clear that Philadelphia was in grave danger of
falling to the British, a panic gripped the city. Rumors that
the British would burn, pillage, and plunder galloped along the
streets. Patriots moved out, businesses closed down, and the
Liberty Bell was removed to Allentown for safekeeping.
Library of Congress
Lord Cornwallis
On September 26, Lord Cornwallis led a resplendent procession of
Grenadiers, Dragoons, and artillery into Philadelphia.
When word reached Benjamin Franklin in Paris that Philadelphia
had fallen to the British, the wise statesman rhetorically
asked, "Howe has Philadelphia, or does Philadelphia have Howe?"
Franklin recognized that occupying Philadelphia would pose a
major logistical nightmare.
Of the residents who remained in Philadelphia, some were
hopeful, some scared, and all wondered what would happen. Though
the Tory sympathizers greeted Cornwallis with "acclamations,"
many would soon be displaced from their houses and all would be
forced to pay exorbitant prices for food.
Meanwhile, Washington, humiliated that the British had taken the
capital, but buoyed by the performance of his troops at
Brandywine, prepared a major offensive. His target was
Germantown, a village five miles north of Philadelphia. Howe had
posted the bulk of the British army there because the British
Commander in Chief thought it was a safe spot to keep an eye on
Washington. He was wrong.
The Battle of Germantown
On October 2nd, Washington conceived a bold plan of attack on
Howe's 9,000 troop garrsion stationed in Germantown. It called
for the simultaneous advance of four different units of troops
-- moving by night. At dawn, the four columns were to converge
not far from General Howe's headquarters and catch the British
by surprise.
The morning started well for the Americans who had the British
retreating. But Washington's plan went astray when one of his
four columns lost its bearings in a dense fog and thick smoke.
Others columns failed to coordinate effectively.
The British defense was particularly strong at a Germantown
mansion named Cliveden where dozens of soldiers had taken
refuge. Valuable time was lost while the Americans under Henry
Knox bombarded the house. Those inside did not surrender because
they feared that Anthony Wayne's men, still furious over the
Paoli Massacre, would kill them anyway.
In the end, bad luck and poor timing forced Washington to
retreat to Whitemarsh with the British in pursuit.
The Battle was an American defeat but it served to boost morale
and self-confidence. They believed the defeat was the result of
bad luck, not poor tactics.
The Americans suffered 152 losses, 521 wounded, and over 400
captured. The British casualties numbered 537 plus 14 captured.
http://www.ushistory.org/march/phila/germantown.htm
Timeline
http://www.ushistory.org/march/timeline.htm.
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