Question

Use the chart to answer the question. Which battle was a British victory?

Date Battle Result
April 19, 1775 Lexington-Concord Began the Revolution
December 26, 1776 Trenton Washington captured the Hessian forces stationed here with minimum casualties.
September 11, 1777 Brandywine British victory drove Washington and army to Philadelphia.
September 19, 1777 Saratoga (Freeman's Farm) Burgoyne gained control of the farm for the British but suffered significant casualties.
October 7, 1777 Saratoga British forces surrendered to the Americans, which was a turning point of the war.
June 8, 1778 Monmouth Courthouse Americans won and prevented more troops from joining the British in Philadelphia.
September 28, 1781 Siege of Yorktown Americans, supported by the French, defeated British and won the war.


A. Brandywine
B. Yorktown
C. Trenton
D. Monmouth Courthouse

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. The battle of the list that resulted into a British victory was the Battle of Brandywine.

The Battle of Brandywine was one of the battles of the American War of Independence that ended with a victory of the British troops. This clash was fought during the Philadelphia campaign (1777-1778).

The British forces disembarked the first week of September 1777. On September 11 the Continental Army tried to block its advance near the Brandywine River, near today's town of Chadds Ford. The English attack was carried on two columns commanded by the generals Von Knyphausen and Cornwallis. Washington and General Greene managed to break the encirclement while a small rearguard commanded by La Fayette was responsible for covering the retreat. The US casualties were, among dead and wounded, about 700 men.