1777 in Pennsylvania
List of events
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This is a list of events in the year 1777 in Pennsylvania.
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Incumbents
- Governor: Thomas Wharton Jr. (starting 5 March)
Events
- July: The Philadelphia campaign begins.[1]
- September 11: The Battle of Brandywine takes place in Chadds Ford Township.[2]
- September 16: The Battle of the Clouds takes place in East Whiteland Township.[3]
- September 20: The Battle of Paoli takes place in Willistown Township and Malvern.[4]
- September 26 to November 16: The Siege of Fort Mifflin takes place at Fort Mifflin.[5]
- October 4: The Battle of Germantown takes place at Germantown.[6]
- November 15: The writing of the Articles of Confederation was completed,[7]
- December 5: The Battle of White Marsh takes place in Whitemarsh Township.[8]
- December 11: The Battle of Matson's Ford takes place in Battle of Matson's Ford, near present-day Conshohocken.[9]