Philadelphia campaign

The Philadelphia campaign (1777–1778) was a British military campaign during the American Revolutionary War designed to gain control of Philadelphia, the Revolutionary-era capital where the Second Continental Congress convened, formed the Continental Army, and appointed George Washington as its commander in 1775, and later authored and unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence the following year, on July 4, 1776, which formalized and escalated the war.

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1777 — 1778 Philadelphia campaign

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1776 Battle of Iron Works Hill

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1777 Forage War

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The First Meeting of Washington and Lafayette—Philadelphia, August 3rd, 1777, print (MET, 63.550.454)

Liberty Bell Brought to Allentown (mural study, Allentown, Pennsylvania Post Office) SAAM-1974.28.2 1

Arrival of Liberty Bell in Allentown - 1777

Encounter between Capt. Allan McLane and a British dragoon at Frankfort, near Philadelphia - NARA - 530954

Flickr - USCapitol - York, 1777

View of the head of Chesapeak Bay, shewing Turky point, Elk River, Sassafras River, Spesuti Island. 22d August 1777 (NYPL Hades-1847073-4024024)

The March to Valley Forge, December 19, 1777, by William B. T. Trego

Caricature of Major-General Charles Lee from a drawing by Kosciusko (i.e. Kosciuszko) (NYPL b12349149-420584)

Representation of the action off Mud Fort in the River Delaw - (3990756934) (cropped)

18th century Hessian map of the Philadelphia Campaign

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Battle of Cedar Bridge	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1776	Battle of Iron Works Hill	United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1777	Philadelphia campaign	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1777	Forage War	military campaign	Wikidata
commons	image		The First Meeting of Washington and Lafayette—Philadelphia, August 3rd, 1777, print (MET, 63.550.454)		Commons
commons	image		Liberty Bell Brought to Allentown (mural study, Allentown, Pennsylvania Post Office) SAAM-1974.28.2 1		Commons
commons	image		Arrival of Liberty Bell in Allentown - 1777		Commons
commons	image		Encounter between Capt. Allan McLane and a British dragoon at Frankfort, near Philadelphia - NARA - 530954		Commons
commons	image		Flickr - USCapitol - York, 1777		Commons
commons	image		View of the head of Chesapeak Bay, shewing Turky point, Elk River, Sassafras River, Spesuti Island. 22d August 1777 (NYPL Hades-1847073-4024024)		Commons
commons	image		The March to Valley Forge, December 19, 1777, by William B. T. Trego		Commons
commons	image		Caricature of Major-General Charles Lee from a drawing by Kosciusko (i.e. Kosciuszko) (NYPL b12349149-420584)		Commons
commons	image		Representation of the action off Mud Fort in the River Delaw - (3990756934) (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		18th century Hessian map of the Philadelphia Campaign		Commons