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Philadelphia campaign

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Philadelphia campaign
Part of the Pennsylvanian front of the American Revolutionary War

The Battle of Brandywine, a major battle of the campaign
DateJuly 1777–July 1778
Location
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents

United States


Oneida[1]
 Great Britain
Hesse Hesse-Kassel
Commanders and leaders
United States George Washington
United States Nathanael Greene
United States Benjamin Lincoln
United States Lord Stirling
United States John Sullivan
United States Anthony Wayne
United States Marquis de Lafayette
United States Henry Knox
Moses Hazen
Kingdom of Great Britain Sir William Howe
Kingdom of Great Britain Sir Henry Clinton
Kingdom of Great Britain Lord Cornwallis
Kingdom of Great Britain Charles Grey
Hesse Wilhelm Knyphausen
Hesse Carl Donop †
Hesse Ludwig Wurmb
Strength
Around 20,000+ Around 16,000+