Battle of Brandywine

Battle of Brandywine is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Chadds Ford, Delaware County, dedicated 1952.

US 202/322 just S of Brinton's Bridge/Dilworthtown Rd., N of US 1, Chadds Ford

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The battle ended just southwest of here at nightfall. With Howe and his troops holding the field, Washington's force withdrew to Chester. Although he was wounded, Lafayette helped to reorganize the retreating troops, and Pulaski's cavalry protected them from attack.

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Historical maps covering this location

1901 · West Chester, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1924 · Maryland and Delaware. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1927 · Pennsylvania (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1927 · New Jersey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1943 · West Chester, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1943, covering the location of Battle of Brandywine, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1943, covering this location. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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