Chadds Ford Township near West Chester in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Battle of Brandywine

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 6, 2008

1. Battle of Brandywine Marker

Inscription. The battle ended just southwest of here at nightfall. With Howe and his troops holding the field, Washington’s force withdrew to Chester. Although he was wounded, Lafayette helped to reorganize the retreating troops, and Pulaski’s cavalry protected them from attack.

Erected 1952 by Pennsylvania Historical Museum Commission. (Marker Number A-51.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Events • Notable Places • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 39° 54.042′ N, 75° 33.812′ W. Marker is near West Chester, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is in Chadds Ford Township. It is at the intersection of Wilmington Pike (U.S. 202/322) and Brinton Bridge Road, on the right when traveling south on Wilmington Pike. Marker is located at the Birmingham / West Chester border and the Delaware/Chester county line. At Wilmington Pike, Brinton Bridge Road, going east, becomes Dilworthtown Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1400 Wilmington Pike, West Chester PA 19382, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dilworthtown (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brinton Run Preserve

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Battle of Brandywine Final Defense (approx. 0.3 miles away); William Brinton 1704 House (approx. 0.3 miles away); 1704 House (approx. 0.3 miles away); American Battlefield Trust (approx. half a mile away); Brandywine (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Brandywine (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Chester.

Also see . . .
1. History of the Battle of Brandywine. Brandywine Battlefield website. (Submitted on November 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

2. The Battle of Brandywine. September 11, 1777 at Brandywine, Pennsylvania. The American Revolutionary War website. (Submitted on November 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

3. The Battle of Brandywine Creek 1777. A British perspective of the battle from BritishBattles.com. (Submitted on November 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

4. Battle of Brandywine (Battle Ends) - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 14, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Marker on Wilmington Pike image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 6, 2008

2. Marker on Wilmington Pike

Brandywine Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 6, 2008

3. Brandywine Marker

Marker is located alongside a busy highway with no shoulder. It also appears to have been damaged at some point.

Battle of Brandywine image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 17, 2014

4. Battle of Brandywine

The battle is reenacted in nearby Sandy Hollow.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,112 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on March 16, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on May 17, 2014, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.