William Maxwell (Continental Army general)
William Maxwell was an Irish-born brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
Maxwell's gravestone at the Old Greenwich Presbyterian Churchyard
The Battle of Brandywine, also known as the Battle of Brandywine Creek, was fought between the American Continental Army of General George Washington and the British Army of General Sir William Howe on September 11, 1777, as part of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). The forces met near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. More troops fought at Brandywine than at any other battle of the American Revolution. It was also the second longest single-day battle of the war, after the Battle of Monmouth, with continuous fighting for 11 hours.
Nation Makers by Howard Pyle depicts a scene from the battle. The painting hangs in the Brandywine River Museum.
Birmingham Friends Meetinghouse in 2017
The battlefield today, south of Meeting House Hill
View from the top of Osborne's Hill looking southeast toward the American positions