British Landing and Advance from the Chesapeake
- When
- August 25, 1777
- Where
- Chesapeake Bay landing and advance toward Newark, Delaware
- Part of
- Battle of Cooch's Bridge
Howe's army landed in Maryland on August 25, 1777, and moved north toward Philadelphia, its advance monitored by American light infantry based at Cooch's Bridge.
As part of the campaign to capture Philadelphia, the seat of the Continental Congress, British and German forces under General William Howe landed in Maryland on August 25 and began moving north. Their advance was shadowed by a light infantry corps of Continental Army and militia forces that had based itself at Cooch's Bridge, near Newark, Delaware. On September 2, Howe's right wing under Hessian general Wilhelm von Knyphausen left Cecil County Court House heading north, slowed by rain, bad roads, and the poor health of some soldiers.
Sources
- Battle of Cooch's Bridge Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
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