Battle+of+Germantown

= Battle of Germantown =
 * When did the battle occur?**
 * october 4, 1777


 * Where was the battle?**
 * Germantown, Pennsylvania


 * Where were the armies/navies from?**
 * United States vs Great Britain, Hesse-Kassel


 * Who were leaders of each side?**
 * United State: George Washington, Nathanael Greene
 * Great Britain: William Howe, Charles Cornwallis
 * Hesse-Kassel: Wilhelm von Knyphausen
 * What happened/facts about the battle:**
 * 11,000 US soilders 152 were killed (30 officers and 122 men) and 521 soilders were wounded (117 officers and 404 men
 * Out of 9,000 British/ Hesse-kassel soilder 71 were killed and 448 were wounded 24 of those killed/ wounded Hessians


 * What was the outcome?**
 * The British won the battle when the United states' troops retreated, after recieving heavy casualties

**What was the significance of the battle to the outcome of the war? **


 * By winning battle the British were able to ensure that self-porclaimed captial of Phiil