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| Fought on October 4, 1777, the Battle of Germantown came soon after a British victory the previous month at nearby Brandywine Creek. The defeat of the Americans in these two battles allowed the British to easily occupy Philadelphia, the home of the Continental Congress. | ||||||
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| THE BETTMANN ARCHIVE | ||||||
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| American Revolution; Philadelphia (city, Pennsylvania); Germantown, Battle of | ||||||
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