Battle of Brandywine in which the rebels were defeated September the 11th. 1777, by the army under the command of General Sr. Willm. Howe

Battle of Brandywine in which the rebels were defeated September the 11th. 1777, by the army under the command of General Sr. Willm. Howe

[London] Published according to act of Parliament by Wm. Faden ... 13th April 1778

1 map : hand colored ; 49 x 44 cm, on sheet 81 x 71 cm.

MAP L1997F143ff

(OCoLC)05565193

Scale ca. 1:15,480.
Relief shown by hachures.
"Note: The operations of the column under the command of His Excellency Lieutenant General Knyphausen is engraved from a plan drawn on the spot by S. W. Werner, Leiutt. of Hessian Artillery. Engraved by Wm. Fade, Charing cross, 1778."
Includes "References to the column under the command of Lt. Genl. Earl Cornwallis" and "References to the column under the command of His Excellency Lieutt. Genl. Knyphausen."
"It is just possible that Washington's serious defeat at Brandywine could have been avoided if he had had the aid of an accurate large-scale map ... of the topographically complex areas ..."--Cf. Nebenzahl.
Digitized image available, see URL

Nebenzahl, K. Battle plans, 126

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