BRANDYWINE , the name of a stream in See also:Pennsylvania and See also:Delaware, U.S.A., which runs into the Delaware See also:river a few See also:miles See also:east of See also:Wilmington, Delaware. It is famous as the See also:scene of the See also:battle of Brandywine in the See also:American See also:War of See also:Independence, fought on the 11th of See also:September 1777 about 10 m. See also:north-See also:west of Wilmington, and a few miles inside the Pennsylvania border. See also:Sir See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William See also:Howe, the See also:British See also:commander-in-See also:chief, while opposed to See also:Washington's See also:army in New See also:Jersey, had formed the See also:plan of capturing See also:Philadelphia from the See also:south See also:side by a See also:movement by See also:sea to the See also:head of Delaware See also:Bay. But contrary winds and accidents delayed the British transports so See also:long that Washington, who was at first puzzled, was able to divine his opponents' intentions in See also:- TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
time; and rapidly moving to the threatened point he occupied a strong entrenched position at the fords over the Brandywine, 25 M. south-west of Philadelphia. Here on the See also:lath of September the British attacked him. Howe's plan, which was carefully worked out and exactly executed, was to deliver an energetic feint attack against the American front, to take a strong See also:column 12 M. Up the stream, and See also:crossing beyond Washington's right to attack his entrenchments in See also:rear. Washington was successfully held in See also:play during the movement, and See also:General See also:Sullivan, the commander of the American right wing, misled by the conflicting intelligence which reached him from up-stream, was surprised about See also:noon by definite See also:information as to the approach of See also:Cornwallis on his right rear. Changing front " right back " in the dense See also:country, he yet managed to oppose a stubborn resistance to the flanking attack, and with other troops that were hurried to the scene his See also:division held its ground for a time near See also:Birmingham See also:- MEETING (from " to meet," to come together, assemble, 0. Eng. metals ; cf. Du. moeten, Swed. mota, Goth. gamotjan, &c., derivatives of the Teut. word for a meeting, seen in O. Eng. Wit, moot, an assembly of the people; cf. witanagemot)
meeting-See also:house. But Howe pressed his attack sharply and drove back the Americans for 2 m.; the holding attack of the British right was converted into a real one, and by nightfall Washington was in full See also:retreat north-See also:- WARD
- WARD, ADOLPHUS WILLIAM (1837- )
- WARD, ARTEMUS
- WARD, EDWARD MATTHEW (1816-1879)
- WARD, ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS (1844-1911)
- WARD, JAMES (1769--1859)
- WARD, JAMES (1843– )
- WARD, JOHN QUINCY ADAMS (1830-1910)
- WARD, LESTER FRANK (1841– )
- WARD, MARY AUGUSTA [MRS HUMPHRY WARD]
- WARD, WILLIAM (1766-1826)
- WARD, WILLIAM GEORGE (1812-1882)
ward toward See also:Chester, protected by General See also:Greene and a steady rear-guard, which held off Howe's column for the necessary time. The British were too exhausted to pursue, and See also:part of Howe's force was inextricably mixed up with the advancing troops of the frontal attack. The American loss in killed, wounded and prisoners was about 1000; that of the British less than 600.
Howe followed up his victory, and on the 27th of September entered Philadelphia.
End of Article: BRANDYWINE
Additional information and Comments
There are no comments yet for this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click, and select "copy." Then paste it into your website, email, or other HTML.
Site content, images, and layout Copyright © 2006 - Net Industries, worldwide. Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.
Links to articles and home page are always encouraged.
|