On the 4th of October, 1777 the American Continental Army was
defeated by the British army at Germantown, Pennsylvania.
Washington had planned a surprise attack on the British garrison,
approaching under cover of darkness, but the offensive did not go
to plan and soon the Americans were disorientated by fog and thick
smoke. Though the defeat allowed the British to continue their
occupation of Philadelphia until June 1778, the American's felt
their army had fought well and with courage, and it was the
weather, rather than any lack of military ability, that had
prevented a victory.
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