Episode 2 of 5
American Prisoners and Withdrawal to Valley Forge
- When
- October 1777
- Where
- Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
- Part of
- Battle of Germantown
In October 1777, about 438 Americans were taken prisoner, including the 9th Virginia Regiment; Washington withdrew his intact army to Valley Forge.
According to a Hessian staff officer, some 438 Americans had been taken prisoner by the British, including Colonel George Mathews and the entire 9th Virginia Regiment. Washington, his army intact, withdrew to Valley Forge, where he wintered and retrained his forces. Had everything gone according to plan, Washington may have trapped and destroyed a second major British force.
Sources
- Battle of Germantown Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20
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