ARP163 Germantown

<p>On October 4, 1777 the Continental Army attacks the main British Army at Germantown, several days after the British occupied Philadelphia.</p> <p>General Washington attempts a complex four pronged assault on the British camp.  The attack falls part as units get lost in the heavy fog and the attackers turn their focus on taking a stone house on the edge of the battlefield.</p> <p>This gives British forces time to rally and chase the Americans from the field.</p> <p>Visit my site at <a href='https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2020/08/arp163-germantown.html'>https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com</a> for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic.</p> <p>Book Recommendation of the Week: Harris, Michael C. <a href='https://www.amazon.com/dp/1611215196/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=amrevpodcast-20&linkId=29c6ff4c8c37584b167126e47cf3791b&language=en_US'>Germantown: A Military History of the Battle for Philadelphia, October 4, 1777</a>, Savas Beatie, 2020.</p> <p>Online Recommendation of the Week: Lambdin, Alfred C. “Battle of Germantown.” The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 1, no. 4, 1877, pp. 368–403. JSTOR, <a href='https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/7055828200051318561/6039054100039754232'>www.jstor.org/stable/20084306</a></p> <p>Also: <a href='/amrev/episode/founderoftheday.com'>FounderOfTheDay.com </a><a href='https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ3Gi2ZE_1piyX4aZ83cLbg'>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ3Gi2ZE_1piyX4aZ83cLbg</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p>