Appendix B Battle Maps

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RD ph gra Tele SeWpE tS TeT OmW Nber 16, 1777 [ K N Y P H AU S E N ] On September 16, 1777, the Battle of the Clouds was fought In Northern Chester County. The battle is named so because it was halted Middletown Meetinghouse due to a September Hurricane. The battle represented General Washington’s second attempt to stop the British approach to Philadelphia through Chester County. T H O R N B U R Y N E W L I N T H O R N B U R Y M I D D L E T O W N • Approximate Casualties and Deaths: • After the Battle of Brandywine Washington’s army camped near Germantown

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St. Peters in Ho rs es ho the Great Valley e Turks Head PK Tavern ²³T E A S T W H I T E L A N D . Uwchlan W E S T Meetinghouse Produced by: Chester County DCIS-GIS C H E S T E R 3:30 PM Red Lion with funding from the American Battlefield Protection Program BATTLE U W C H L A N Tavern Solitude 0 0.5 1 Miles Farm Malin Hall Copyright (c) October 2013. County of Chester, PA. All Rights Reserved DETAIL Warren White Horse Tavern Fox Chase INSET Tavern Hibberd Inn House Zook House

Col. Thomas Lloyd E A S T B R A D F O R D House and Mill House John Bull Thompson BATTLE OF THE CLOUDS House Downings House ] Rea Thomas Lewis W E S T T O W N Tavern Dunwoody E House House September 16-18, 1777 W E S T Farm W O Rees Smith W Kings HW W H I T E L A N D H Mill [ Boot House Joseph George • 16-year old Jacob Nagle and African American teamster, Ned Hector, Philadelphia Campaign Timeline, 1777 Tavern Garrett Hoopes Daniel House House helped to haul artillery up and down the Great Valley ridges for - August 25, Howe arrives near Elkton, Maryland Meredith Proctor’s Artillery before and after the battle - September 11, Battle of Brandywine Ship House Tavern Hunt Goshen V • Immediately after the battle, the Continental Army moved to Yellow st A - September 16, Battle of the Clouds Fir N House Meetinghouse Springs W E S T - September 20, Battle of Paoli N

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D y R lle • While the British were camped in Tredyffrin General Wayne took his • In addition to George Washington, futuVa re founding fathers S O U T H C O A T E S V I L L E B O R O U G H division behind the Paoli Tavern, setting the stage for the Paoli Alexander Hamilton and James Monroe also fought in the Massacre September 16 - 18 W E S T Philadelphia Campaign M O D E N A B O R O U G H • On the week of September 15th, the Continental Army marched Turks Head C H E S T E R • Three days after the battle, the Continental Congress Tavern passed the Whitehorse Tavern four separate times evacuated Philadelphia to reconvene in Lancaster 0 1 2 Miles W E S T T O W N • The Crown Forces also marched passed the Whitehorse on their way to BATTLE E A S T F A L L O W F I E L D T O W N S H I P DETAIL Tredyffrin (left)

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