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

Battle of Brandywine

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., January 11, 2020

1. Battle of Brandywine Marker

Inscription. September 11, 1777 on this site and along this corridor, 800 continental soldiers under General "Scotch Willie" Maxwell engaged some 8000 British Troops. So began the Battle of Brandywine. Taking advantage of terrain and cover of woods, Maxwell's light infantry inflicted heavy losses on the British before retreating to positions east of the Brandywine.

Erected 1993 by Pennsbury Township Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is September 11, 1777.

Location. 39° 52.395′ N, 75° 37.927′ W. Marker is near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Pennsbury Township. It is on Independence Way south of Baltimore Pike (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 702 Baltimore Pike, Chadds Ford PA 19317, 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,

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Barns-Brinton House (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Barns-Brinton House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Knyphausen's Feint (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named The Barns-Brinton House (approx. half a mile away); American Light Infantry (approx. 0.7 miles away); Isaac & Dinah Mendenhall (approx. 1.2 miles away); Italian Water Garden (approx. 2 miles away); Indian Hannah (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chadds Ford.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Italian Water Garden (was approx. 2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., March 17, 2021

2. Battle of Brandywine Marker

Marker is in front, with a tree, and then the Pennsbury Township building, directly behind it.

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., March 17, 2021

3. Battle of Brandywine Marker

Township building partially seen at right.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 11, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 718 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on March 18, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on January 11, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. 2, 3. submitted on March 18, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.