Battle: Germantown
War: American Revolution
Date of the Battle of Germantown: 4th October 1777
Place of the Battle of Germantown: North of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States of America.
Combatants at the Battle of Germantown: The American Continental Army against the British and Hessian forces
Generals at the Battle of Germantown: General George Washington against Major-General Sir William Howe
Size of the armies at the Battle of Germantown: 11,000 Americans against 8,000 British and Hessians.
Uniforms, arms and equipment at the Battle of Germantown:
The British wore red coats, with bearskin caps for the grenadiers, tricorne hats for the battalion companies and caps for the light infantry. The Highland Scots troops wore the kilt and feather bonnet.
The two regiments of light dragoons serving in America, the 16th and 17th, wore red coats and crested leather helmets.
