The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-11
TODAY IN HISTORY
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER II. 1910.
Battle OF the 6randywlno.
SUN DAY, SEF

On September IL. 1777. occurred inc inc
famous battle OF the Brandywlnei On e,,p
banks OF the Brandywln,p ,,oSe ereeA' having In
spent the winter In New YORK., IN Ia Ia
spring operated In the neighoorhooa' ar,d nd
towards fall embarked ms uTIhs Iaiss ,,a a ra
sailed for the mouth OF the Del" ware.
Finding that river too well guaTueu;
he supposed, no sailed around tpe pen
lnsula and UP tho Chesapeake oay. ihiiu
Ing near Elkton, Md the ast Vi fNN
gust ,,.o-
Washington was amazed 10 discover
that Howe had abandoned Burgoyne ana.
besides the possession OF PhliaoeIPiii,,a i,i,
could be of little advantage TO ing brlL,
ish. But Howe acted as though tne goa'
OF war was to take the "rebei capi-
Soon after he landed at tho head OF
the Chesapeake, however Was1lnslom
was there 10 confront him with an army
OF 1000 men. Howe's army was nlGeR
larger and better armed. but Washington
driven 10 this, 1t may be said. by pun
lie sentiment. The people could not un-
derstand the Fabian policy. OF which ne
was such master; and had he given UP
Philadelphia without striking n ploW
he would have been severely censured Dy
the public
Chadds Ford. in southwestern Pennsyl-
vanla, with his center protected In front
by artillery under General Anthony
Wayne. while Greene remained In the
was then thrown UP the stream for two
miles. A portion OF the British army
occupied Washington's front. while Corn
wallis. with great skill, made flank
movement by marching up the Lancaster
road, crossing the Brandywine and strik-
ing Sullivan in the rear.
Washington had expected this move
ment but was thrown off his guard by
false report, Sullivan made desper-
ate fight. but was slowly forced back
Tho British forces, under Knyphausen,
who fighting as he went. made an or
derly retreat upon Chester. as Sullivan
and Greene had done. The loss. on tho
American side exceeded one thousand
men while the enemy lost about half
that number
The battle of RrandywIne decided the
fate OF Philadelphia. Washington knew
that the capital must be given up. but
enemy as much as possible. his chief oo-
ject being 10 prevent aid being sent TO
Burgoyne on the Hudson. There were
frequent skirmishes. m one OF which
Wayne lost 800 men, and a regular battle
was prevented at Chester Valley only oy
violent storm.
So vigilant was Washington in retard-
ing the enemy that IL required fifteen
days for them TO march twenty-five
miles. They entered Philadelphia on
September 20. Congress had fled 10
Lancaster, after again making. Washing
ton dictator-this time for sixty DAYS.
Howe encamped his main army at Ger
mantown, and here. on octoper 4 oc-
CURED the bnttle OF Germantown, after
which Howe settled down for a win
ter OF gayety in Philadelphia. and Wash
ington for one OF misery at Valley Forge.
On September II the battle OF Lake
Champlain occurred In 1914; Baltimore
was attacked by the British in 1914: all
the members except Webster resigned
from Tyler's cabinet in 1S41, and Jenny
Lind made her debut In America in 1850.
1t Is the birthday OF Henri Vicomte de
Turenne. French commander G6lDs
Sarah Bache. the only daughter OF Ben
jamin Franklin Q74a). James Thomson,
the British poet C17O0) Sterling Price.
prominent Confederate general (1s09);
James Pollock governor OF Pennsylvania.
who suggested 'In God We Trust 10 be
placed on coins (1s10). and Archbishop
John Ireland GS3S). It is the date that
ii is alleged the Free Masons abducted
william Morgan In 1926