Tag «Paoli»

Battle of Germantown Part 1

Ill-armed, still worse clothed, mostly unshod, scantily fed, discipline lacking, and poorly officered; these and more were accurate descriptions of the American Army that fled to the outskirts of Philadelphia in the fall of 1777 after their disastrous defeat at Brandywine Creek, Maryland.  However, many saw evidence of hope among all this despair, especially those …