But what of the Brandywine? The Battle of Brandywine Creek (or sometimes called River) took place in 1777 during the American Revolution as George Washington and his forces fought against the ...

NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) — In 1777, The Revolutionary War is in its third year. The British Commander in Chief, General Sir William Howe, having driven George Washington’s continental ...

“Our goal is to educate the public and completely immerse them in the 18th century and what it was like during the Battle of Brandywine ... is located at 7136 Creek Road.

This stream explorer was Martin Helmke, Professor of Geology at West Chester University and an integral component of a unique educational cruise on the West Branch of the Brandywine Creek.

The Battle of Brandywine was fought near the creek at Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, in September 1777. Water from the Brandywine was critical to the DuPont gunpowder mill in the 1800s.