Brandywine Creek calmly meanders through the Pennsylvania countryside today, but on September 11, 1777, it served as the scenic backdrop for the largest battle of the American Revolution, one that encompassed more troops over more land than any combat fought on American soil until the Civil War. Long overshadowed by the stunning American victory at Saratoga, the complex British campaign that defeated George Washington's colonial army and led to the capture of the capital city of Philadelphia was one of the most important military events of the war. Michael C. Harris's impressive Brandywine:

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Introduction -- Dramatis Personae -- The 1777 Campaign Takes Shape -- Northern New Jersey. Preliminaries, January -- June 1777 -- Northern New Jersey. To Ships, June -- July, 1777 -- To Sea and the Delaware. July 1777 -- Chapter 5 To Sea and the Chesapeake. August 1-25, 1777 -- To Pennsylvania & First Contact. August 25 -- September 2, 1777 -- To the Brandywine. September 3-10, 1777 -- The Continental Army. September 10, 1777 -- The British Army. September 10, 1777 -- The Eve of Battle. September 10, 1777 -- The Battle Begins. Morning, September 11, 1777 -- Mid-Day Lull. September 11, 1777 -- The British Assault Birmingham Hill. Afternoon, September 11, 1777 -- The British Assault Stirling and Stephen. Afternoon, September 11, 1777 -- Knyphausen Assaults Chads's Ford. Evening, September 11, 1777 -- Nathanael Greene Makes a Stand. Evening, September 11, 1777 -- The Aftermath of Battle. September 12-16, 1777 -- Epilogue -- Appendix A. The Battle of the Brandywine Order of Battle -- Appendix B. Was the Earliest American Flag Carried into Battle at Cooch's Bridge and/or the Brandywine? -- Appendix C. Where did Lafayette Sleep? -- Appendix D. Thomas Burke's Attack Against John Sullivan's Battlefield Performance, and Sullivan's Defense -- Appendix E. The Ferguson Rifles after the Battle of the Brandywine -- Appendix F. The Main Characters, Thereafter -- Appendix G. A History of the Battlefield. Commemoration and Preservation -- Appendix H. The Use of Cavalry and Artillery at Brandywine

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