Battle of Germantown

October 1777 battle during the American Revolutionary War

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  Battle of Barren Hill 1778
  
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  Battle of Crooked Billet 1778
  
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  Battle of Germantown 1777
  
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  Battle of Iron Works Hill 1776
  
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  Battle of Matson's Ford 1777
  
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  Battle of Paoli 1777
  

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1985-05-13T00:00:00Z

1985 MOVE bombing

1778-05-20T00:00:00Z

Battle of Barren Hill

1778-05-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Crooked Billet

1777-10-04T00:00:00Z

Battle of Germantown

1776-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Iron Works Hill

1777-12-11T00:00:00Z

Battle of Matson's Ford

1777-09-20T00:00:00Z

Battle of Paoli

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Battle of Germantown

Battle of Germantown

Battle of Germantown, Pennsylvania

Battle of Germantown, Pennsylvania

Cliveden-Chew-Front2

Cliveden-Chew-Front3

Edward Lamson Henry - The Attack on Chew's House during the Battle of Germantown, 1777 - 1982.770 - Art Institute of Chicago

Germantown battle, Chew's house

Germantown battle, Chew's house Colorized

Illustration of the 1777 Battle of Germantown in what is now Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Montresor Battle of Germantown map 1777

Montresor Battle of Germantown map 1777 (detail)

The American Revolution (1891) (14578425157)

The American Revolution (1891) (14769982355)

The Attack Upon the Chew House Howard Pyle

The guide book to historic Germantown (1902) (14576518138)

Zehn Karten und Ansichten den Schlachtfelden des amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskreiges in den Staaten Pennsylvanien und New York LOC 2003630399-4

British re-enactors at Cliveden (Benjamin Chew House) in Germantown, Philadelphia

(Battle of Germantown, Pennsylvania, 4th October 1777. LOC gm71000867

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
conflict	1985 MOVE bombing	1985	airstrike, botched police raid		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Barren Hill	1778	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Crooked Billet	1778	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Germantown	1777	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Iron Works Hill	1776	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Matson's Ford	1777	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Paoli	1777	battle		Wikidata
image	Battle of Germantown	1868			Wikimedia
image	Battle of Germantown				Wikimedia
image	Battle of Germantown, Pennsylvania	1778			Wikimedia
image	Battle of Germantown, Pennsylvania				Wikimedia
image	Cliveden-Chew-Front2	2011			Wikimedia
image	Cliveden-Chew-Front3	2011			Wikimedia
image	Edward Lamson Henry - The Attack on Chew's House during the Battle of Germantown, 1777 - 1982.770 - Art Institute of Chicago				Wikimedia
image	Germantown battle, Chew's house				Wikimedia
image	Germantown battle, Chew's house Colorized	1924			Wikimedia
image	Illustration of the 1777 Battle of Germantown in what is now Philadelphia, Pennsylvania				Wikimedia
image	Montresor Battle of Germantown map 1777	1777			Wikimedia
image	Montresor Battle of Germantown map 1777 (detail)	1777			Wikimedia
image	The American Revolution (1891) (14578425157)	1891			Wikimedia
image	The American Revolution (1891) (14769982355)	1891			Wikimedia
image	The Attack Upon the Chew House Howard Pyle				Wikimedia
image	The guide book to historic Germantown (1902) (14576518138)	1902			Wikimedia
image	Zehn Karten und Ansichten den Schlachtfelden des amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskreiges in den Staaten Pennsylvanien und New York LOC 2003630399-4	1777			Wikimedia
image	British re-enactors at Cliveden (Benjamin Chew House) in Germantown, Philadelphia	2011			Wikimedia
image	(Battle of Germantown, Pennsylvania, 4th October 1777. LOC gm71000867	1900			Wikimedia