where did the armies meet for the first battle of the philadelphia campaign
Philadelphia campaign General Howe landed 15,000 troops in late August at the northern end of the Chesapeake Bay, about 55 miles (90Â km) southwest of Philadelphia. General Washington positioned 11,000 men between Howe and Philadelphia but was outflanked and driven back at the Battle of Brandywine on September 11, 1777 and suffered over 1,000 casualties, while the British lost about half that number.[16]