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# The British Capture Philadelphia & The Battle of Germantown
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/the-american-revolution/extras/the-british-capture-philadelphia-the-battle-of-germantown-rfor3t/
- Published: 2025-11-07T16:15:50.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-12T20:13:36.000Z
- Description: The British seize Philadelphia, but Washington plans to retake the city at the Battle of Germantown.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: The American Revolution, #ZZZ_Show_f16516f8-e9bd-49d8-b49b-96781c68070a, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_6d4f29de-db0e-45e1-b5be-3b467a566992, #extra

Following the loss of the Battle of the Brandywine, Continental Congress flees Philadelphia and the approaching British army. Washington sends men ahead to defend the city, but they are ambushed at the Paoli Massacre, and Philadelphia is occupied by the British. Washington devises an ambitious plan to engage the British at their headquarters in Germantown.