Scott, Captain William, The Battle of Germantown memorandum
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| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | Scott, Captain William, The Battle of Germantown memorandum | ||
| ASSOCIATED NAMES | |||
| Creator | Scott, William, 1752- | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | This bound memorandum chronicles events leading up to and during the Battle of Germantown. Captain William Scott describes the capture of a prisoner on the Lime Kiln Road just prior to the battle that alerted the British to the presence of American forces. The memorandum details the various companies of the larger British units that took place in the battle, including Scott's own 17th Light Infantry Company of the 17th Regiment of Foot. Casualties are mentioned, but not in detail. | ||
| Note | Included in the bound volume is a transcript of the memorandum. | ||
| Note | American Philosophical Society | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Language | (eng) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Germantown, Battle of, Philadelphia, Pa., 1777 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Military camps | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Pennsylvania--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Pennsylvania--Militia--History | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Prisoners of war--United States--History--18th century | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Soldiers--Pennsylvania--History--18th century | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Philadelphia (Pa.) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Wilmington (Del.) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Abercromby, James, 1706-1781 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Erskine, William, Sir, 1728-1795 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Grant, James, 1720-1806 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Captain Boyd | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States. Continental Army | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Great Britain. Army | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | Text | ||
| Genre | Orderly Books | ||
| Extent | 3p. | ||
| Digital Origin | Reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | Preservation | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | 1777 | ||
| Date Captured | 2022 | ||
| PARENT COLLECTION | |||
| Title | Scott, Captain William, The Battle of Germantown | ||
| Call Number | Mss.SMs.Coll.9 | ||
| URL | https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.SMs.Coll.9-ead.xml | ||
| ACCESS INFORMATION | |||
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