Brandywine Battlefield
Brandywine Battlefield Park, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
Map
Coordinates:
+39.88788, -75.5935039°53'16" N, 75°35'37" W
Quadrangle map:West Chester
Description
Here Washington's Continental army fought British forces under Lord Howe on September 11, 1777. Although the battle was an American defeat, the Continentals withstood the determined attack of British regulars, even while sustaining heavy losses. -- National Historic Landmark statement of significance, January 20, 1961
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966
- Reference number
- 66000660
- Area of significance
- Military
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event
- Property type
- District
- Historic function
- Fortification
- Current functions
- Museum; Park
- Period of significance
- 1750-1799
- Significant year
- 1777
- Number of properties
- Contributing buildings: 1
Contributing sites: 1