THE BATTLE OF GERMANTOWN REVOLUTIONARY WAR MEMORIAL

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ON THE MORNING OF THE BATTLE OF GERMANTOWN, OCTOBER 4, 1777, THE PENNSYLVANIA MILITIA, UNDER GEN'L JOHN ARMSTRONG, OCCUPYING THE HIGH GROUND ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CREEK OPPOSITE THIS POINT, ENGAGED IN A SKIRMISH THE LEFT WING OF THE BRITISH FORCES, IN COMMAND OF LIEUT.-GEN'L KNYPHAUSEN, WHO OCCUPIED THE HIGH GROUND ON THE EAST SIDE, ALONG THE SCHOOLHOUSE LANE.

Location

Address: 6224-6226 WISSAHICKON DRIVE
City: PHILADELPHIA
State:
Zip Code: 19144

Details

Memorial Type: Plaques On Stone
Access: Public
Wars Commemorated: REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Year Dedicated: 1907
Photograph By: RICHARD DWORKIN
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