Defense of Cliveden
- When
- October 4, 1777
- Where
- Cliveden (Benjamin Chew House), Germantown
- Part of
- Battle of Germantown
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Musgrave's roughly 120 men fortified the stone house Cliveden, and Maxwell's brigade later stormed it.
Cut off from the main force, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Musgrave of the British 40th Regiment of Foot ordered his six companies, around 120 men, to barricade and fortify the stone house of Pennsylvania Chief Justice Benjamin Chew, known as Cliveden. General William Maxwell's reserve brigade was brought forward to storm Cliveden, partially led by volunteer aide Lieutenant Colonel John Laurens, who had been shot through his right shoulder earlier in the battle yet continued fighting with his aide riband wrapped around his arm and his sword in his left hand.
Sources
- Battle of Germantown Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20
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