page_title: Fort Washington, Pennsylvania
section_title: American Revolutionary War
hierarchical_section_title: Fort Washington, Pennsylvania / History / American Revolutionary War
caption_attribution_description: English: HERE WASHINGTON HAD HIS HEADQUARTERS FROM NOVEMBER 2ND TO DECEMBER 11, 1777 JUST BEFORE MOVING TO VALLEY FORGE. HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1745 BY QUAKER GEORGE EMLEN
context_page_description: Fort Washington is a census-designated place and suburb of Philadelphia in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,446 at the 2010 census.
context_section_description: During the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War, George Washington and the Continental Army were encamped here after their October 4, 1777 defeat at the Battle of Germantown, and immediately prior to their march to Valley Forge.  From December 5–8, 1777, the Battle of White Marsh was fought here between British and American forces.  Throughout the encampment, Washington was headquartered at the Emlen House, built by Quaker George Emlen in 1745.  British commander General William Howe observed the American lines from the bell tower of St. Thomas' Episcopal Church (at Bethlehem Pike and Camp Hill Road), site of the British encampment on December 5.  Today, Fort Washington State Park contains the area in which the primary American defenses were situated.
caption: Emlen House
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