Brandywine Battlefield

Most of the Brandywine battlefield has been overrun by suburban residential developments between West Chester, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Delaware.  The majority of the battle action took place south of modern day Street Road between U. S. Route 202 to the east and the Brandywine River to the west. The Brandywine Battlefield Historic Site sits on 46 acres of the former Continental Army encampment and offers many different programs and a self-guided driving tour. A museum and visitor center on a small portion of the preserved battlefield tell the stories of the fighting that took place there.

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Save 158 acres at Brandywine, Newtown and Sackets Harbor Battlefields.

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The American Battlefield Trust and our members have saved more than 202 acres at Brandywine Battlefield.

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Related Battles

Pennsylvania | September 11, 1777
Result: British Victory
Estimated Casualties
1,887
American
1,300
British
587
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