Battle of Brandywine order of battle

At the Battle of Brandywine on September 11, 1777 a colonial American army led by General George Washington fought a British-Hessian army commanded by General William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe.

Howe sent Lieutenant General Wilhelm von Knyphausen's 5,000 troops to demonstrate against the American front at Chadd's Ford.

[1] As Howe's wing made progress, Knyphausen converted his feint into a frontal attack on the American center.

Washington's army retreated to Chester, Pennsylvania while Howe occupied Wilmington, Delaware.

The engagement took place in Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

Painting showing a line of somewhat tattered but determined American soldiers marching into battle, led by an officer on foot
Nation Makers by Howard Pyle depicts the Battle of Brandywine.
Black and white print of Sir William Howe in military uniform and three-cornered hat
Sir William Howe
Thomas Gainsborough painting of Lord Charles Cornwallis in a red military uniform
Lord Cornwallis
Painting of a man wearing a gray wig and a coat with a double row of buttons
Robert Abercromby
Black and white print of Charles Grey in late 18th century military uniform
Charles Grey
Black and white print of a bewigged Wilhelm von Knyphausen wearing a metal cuirass
Wilhelm Knyphausen
Color painting of a white-haired George Washington in a dark blue military uniform with gold epaulettes and white collar
George Washington
Color painting of gray-haired Nathanael Greene in 1792 by John Trumbull. Greene wears his general's uniform with a dark blue coat, a buff vest and turnbacks, and brass buttons.
Nathanael Greene
Print of Anthony Wayne in tricorne hat with a large cockade
Anthony Wayne
Black and white print of a dark-haired John Sullivan in a dark military uniform and lighter colored turnbacks
John Sullivan
Painting of a balding man in a dark blue military coat with buff lapels cradling a sword
Charles Scott
Black and white print of Lord Stirling in a military uniform
Lord Stirling