Historic Sites of the 1777 Philadelphia Campaign
"The Year of the Hangman"
July
Howe's fleet arrives
Sep 3
Battle of Cooch's Bridge
Sep 11
Battle of Brandywine
Sep 16
Battle of the Clouds
Sep 20
Battle of Paoli
Sep 26
Howe Captures Philadelphia
Sep 27
Continental Congress Flees Philadelphia
Oct 4
Battle of Germantown
Oct 22
Battle of Red Bank
Nov 10
Siege of Fort Mifflin
Nov 2
Whitemarsh Encampment
Dec 5
Battle of Whitemarsh
Dec 19
Valley Forge
Battles & Encampments
September 3 – The Battle of Cooch’s Bridge
September 11 – The Battle of Brandywine
September 16 – The Battle of the Clouds (no Visitor’s Center)
September 20 – 21 – The Battle of Paoli (no Visitor’s Center)
October 4 – The Battle of Germantown
October 22 – The Battle of Redbank
November 2 – December 11 – Whitemarsh Encampment (annual reenactment hosted by Historic Hope Lodge)
December 5 – 8 – The Battle of Whitemarsh
December 19, 1777 – June 19, 1778 – Valley Forge Encampment
Auxiliary
1754 – York Colonial Courthouse (Reconstructed)
1777 – 1778 – Historic Yellow Springs (site of first Hospital commissioned by Continental Congress)