"Battle of White Marsh and The French Alliance" Topic
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| Tango01 | 04 Jul 2019 9:50 p.m. PST |
"Towards the end of our last episode we mentioned the small Battle of Germantown, where Washington and his army suffered a defeat against the British.After that defeat on October 4, 1777, at the Battle of Germantown, Washington's army retreated along Skippack Pike to Pawling's Mill, beyond the Perkiomen Creek, where they remained encamped until October 8. They then marched east on Skippack Pike, turned left on Forty-Foot Road, and marched to Sumneytown Pike, where they camped on the property of Frederick Wampole near Kulpsville in Towamencin Township. On October 16, Washington's forces marched to Methacton—one group via Forty-Foot Road and Skippack Pike, the other on Sumneytown Pike and North Wales Road. On October 20, they marched down Skippack Pike to Whitpain. On November 2, Washington marched his forces—one column via Skippack Pike and the other on Morris Road and present-day Pennsylvania Avenue—to White Marsh, approximately 13 miles northwest of Philadelphia…"
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