Washington's army in Delaware in the summer of 1777
By: address by John P. Nields at Cooch's Bridge, New Castle county, Delaware on September 9, 1927, incident to the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the battle of the Brandywine.
Published: 1929
Place of publication: [n.p
Language: eng
Number of pages: 16
Subjects: Brandywine, Battle of, Pa., 1777.; Cooch's Bridge, Skirmish of, Del., 1777.; Delaware -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
Notes: "...Before the battle of the Brandywine, Washington's army was encamped for ten days in Wilmington preparing for the...conflict and...for three or more days his army lay entrenched near Stanton...offering battle which Howe declined": p. 15-16.
The present address covers the period Aug. 23 to Sept. 9, 1777, and the preparations for the battle of the Brandywine, with an account of the skirmish at Cooch's Bridge, Sept. 3.
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