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battle of the Brandywine
battle of the Brandywine in the American Revolution, fought Sept. 11, 1777, along Brandywine Creek. The creek, formed by two small branches in SE Pennsylvania, flows southeast to join, near Wilmington, Del., the Christina River, which empties into the Delaware. The British under Sir William Howe we... Read more
Patrick Ferguson
Patrick Ferguson 1744-80, British army officer in the American Revolution. He invented an early breech-loading rifle in 1776. Ferguson fought at Brandywine and Charleston before he was assigned to organize and train Loyalist militia in South Carolina. He was defeated and killed in the battle of Kin... Read more
William Alexander
William Alexander known as Lord Stirling , 1726-83, American Revolutionary general, b. New York City. Although the House of Lords rejected his claim to succeed as the 6th earl of Stirling, in America he was generally considered a nobleman. He served in the French and Indian Wars and joined the... Read more
Henry Seidel Canby
Henry Seidel Canby 1878-1961, American editor and critic, b. Wilmington, Del., grad. Yale, 1899. He taught at Yale for over 20 years, achieving professorial rank in 1922. He established and edited (1920-24) the Literary Review of the New York Evening Post, afterward joining with others to found... Read more
Conway Cabal
Conway Cabal 1777, intrigue in the American Revolution to remove George Washington as commander in chief of the Continental Army. Washington had been defeated at Brandywine and Germantown, and Horatio Gates was flushed with success by his victory in the Saratoga campaign. Some Congressmen and arm... Read more
Benjamin Tallmadge
Benjamin Tallmadge , 1754-1835, American Revolutionary soldier, b. Brookhaven, N.Y. Joining a Connecticut regiment, he served throughout the Revolution, fighting at Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth. In 1780 he commanded in the successful attack against Fort St. George and in the destruction of B... Read more
Henry Knox
Henry Knox 1750-1806, American Revolutionary officer, b. Boston. He volunteered for service and went, in 1775, to Ticonderoga to retrieve the captured cannon and mortar there for use in the siege of Boston. The fortification of Dorchester Heights with this artillery compelled the evacuation of Bost... Read more
Sir Banastre Tarleton
Sir Banastre Tarleton , 1754-1833, British army officer in the American Revolution. He arrived (1775) in America with General Cornwallis and was a member of the patrol that captured Gen. Charles Lee at Basking Ridge, N.J. He served with William Howe at Brandywine, Germantown, and Philadelphia. Tarle... Read more
brandy
brandy [for brandywine, from Du.,=burnt, i.e., distilled, wine], strong alcoholic spirit distilled from wine or from marc, the residue of the wine press. The most noted brandy is cognac, made from white grapes in the Charente district of France. The label Cognac, fine champagne denotes the finest... Read more
John Laurens
John Laurens 1754-82, American Revolutionary soldier, b. Charleston, S.C.; son of Henry Laurens. In 1777 he joined George Washington's staff as a volunteer aide-de-camp, fought at Brandywine and in subsequent battles, and was promoted (1779) to lieutenant colonel in recognition of his bravery and a... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Brandywine,"

battle of the Brandywine
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition battle of the Brandywine in the American Revolution, fought Sept. 11, 1777, along Brandywine Creek. The creek, formed by two small branches in...27, 1777). Bibliography: See H. S. Canby, The Brandywine (1941).
Brandywine, battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Brandywine, battle of, 1777. Burgoyne set out from Canada on his march south against...Washington moved south to protect Philadelphia and took up position on the Brandywine Creek. On 11 September Howe outflanked him, pushed him back, and went...
Lukens, Rebecca
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History ...He extended his interests by purchasing the Brandywine Mill in Coatsville, Pennsylvania. Her father...her husband moved their growing family to the Brandywine area and leased the Brandywine ironworks from Pennock. Lukens foresaw the...
Wilmington: Recreation
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...Square to the country estates along the Brandywine, Wilmington's attractions are rich...almost 200 acres of which comprise Brandywine Park. Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted...created New York City's Central Park, Brandywine provides a setting of natural beauty...
Wilmington: History
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...pottery, tanning, and flour-milling (at mills along the Brandywine) began to flourish. Wilmington in Revolutionary Times The...After the British took Wilmington, following the Battle of Brandywine, the town became a British camp. The Presbyterian Meeting...
Wilmington: Education and Research
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...was reorganized and divided into four separate districts: Brandywine, Red Clay Consolidated, Christina (the largest), and...9,373 The other Wilmington districts are as follows: Brandywine district (10,102 students in 18 buildings); Christina...
West Chester
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...s diversified manufactures. West Chester Univ. of Pennsylvania is located there. Brandywine State Historical Park, on the site of the battle of Brandywine (1777), is nearby. The Turk's Head Inn (1747), an early stagecoach stop, still...
Coatesville
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...city (1990 pop. 11,038), Chester co., SE Pa., on Brandywine Creek, in a farm area; settled c.1717, inc. as a city...region in The Three Black Pennys. The Revolutionary battle of Brandywine (Sept. 11, 1777) was fought to the south of the city...
Du Pont, Éleuthère Irénée
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History ...de Nemours and Company. Begun as a small gunpowder mill on Brandywine Creek near Wilmington, Delaware, his company became a leading...from France. On July 19, 1802, du Pont purchased land on Brandywine Creek near Wilmington, Delaware, with $36,000 in capital...
Wilmington
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Delaware River and tributary streams, the Christina and the Brandywine; settled 1638, inc. as a city 1832. The state's largest...developed when E. I. Du Pont established a powder mill on the Brandywine in 1802. Goldey-Beacom College, a campus of Widener Univ...

Dictionary entries related to "Brandywine,"

Brandywine Creek, Battle of
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History BRANDYWINE CREEK, BATTLE OF BRANDYWINE CREEK, BATTLE OF (11 September 1777), was fought in Chester...toward Philadelphia. BIBLIOGRAPHY Canby, Henry Seidel. The Brandywine. New York: Farrar and Rinehart, 1941. Townsend, Joseph...
Brandywine, battle of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Brandywine, battle of, 1777. John Burgoyne set out from Canada on his march south...Washington moved south to protect Philadelphia and took up position on the Brandywine Creek. On 11 September Howe outflanked him and went on to occupy Philadelphia...
Brandywine, Battle of
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Brandywine, Battle of (11 September 1777) An engagement in the American War of INDEPENDENCE when British forces were attacking Philadelphia...
Brandywine (Creek), Battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Brandywine (Creek), Battle of (September 11, 1777) a Revolutionary War battle in which British troops under Sir William Howe broke through...
Bloomfield, Joseph
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military ...British, and then in the Philadelphia area, where the regiment participated in the battles of Brandywine and Monmouth (1778). He was wounded at Brandywine (1777). In the War of 1812 , he was a brigadier general stationed at Plattsburgh, New...
Ferguson, Patrick
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military ...Ferguson fought in New Jersey, at Philadelphia, and at Brandywine (1777) before being charged with the recruitment and training...had a chance to shoot a senior-looking Rebel officer at Brandywine but decided against doing so. The officer was later said...
Dayton, Jonathan
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military ...x2013;1824) Revolutionary War officer, born in Elizabethtown (now Elizabeth), New Jersey. Dayton saw action at Brandywine and Germantown (1777), at Monmouth (1778), and at the siege of Yorktown (1781). On the 1779 expedition against the...
Lafayette, Marquis de
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military ...soldier and statesman, born in Chavaniac, France. Lafayette was a major general in the Continental army and fought at Brandywine (1777); led an abortive expedition to invade Canada; and served in actions at Monmouth and in Rhode Island (1778...
Greene, Nathanael
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...general who led his colony's troops at the Siege of Boston (1775–76) and fought at Long Island, Trenton, BRANDYWINE , GERMANTOWN , and Monmouth. In command in the south (1780–81) he waged a brilliant hit-and-run campaign...
Hazen, Moses
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military ...After the outbreak of the Revolutionary War Hazen recruited a Canadian force that earned a high reputation for its fighting at Brandywine (1777), Germantown (1777), and Yorktown (1781), but the Canadian unit, which received few of the benefits granted...

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Brandywine Advisors Fund Becomes Brandywine Advisors Midcap Growth Fund.
PR Newswire; 2/4/2008; 685 words ; ...Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Brandywine Funds Board of Directors decided at its December 2007 meeting to give Brandywine Advisors Fund a new name that better...January 31, 2008 prospectus, Brandywine Advisors Fund officially became...
Brandywine Realty Trust to Merge with Affiliates of Lazard Freres, Creating Major Owner of Office and Industrial Properties in the Mid-Atlantic
PR Newswire; 8/6/1998; 700+ words ; ...Pa., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE: BDN) announced...assumption of debt. Upon closing, Brandywine will become one of the largest owner...The transaction will nearly double Brandywine's market capitalization. In addition...
Brandywine Senior Living Acquires Two New Communities on Long Island, New York.
PR Newswire; 7/9/2007; 700+ words ; Brandywine Assisted Living at The Savoy Brandywine Senior Living at Huntington Terrace MT. LAUREL, N.J., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Brandywine Senior Living and its affiliates, premier owners and operators...
Brandywine Realty Trust Closes on $600 Million Acquisition of the Rubenstein Company; Brandywine Solidifies Leadership Position Throughout Region.
Business Wire; 9/21/2004; 700+ words ; PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. -- Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN) announced...Class A office space located in Brandywine's existing core markets of Philadelphia...suburbs and Wilmington, Delaware. Brandywine financed the transaction consistent...
Brandywine's War: Back in Country.(Book Review)
Newspaper article from: Reviewer's Bookwatch; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; Brandywine's War: Back in Country Robert Vaughan...HEARD and HIS TRUTH IS MARCHING ON. BRANDYWINE'S WAR: BACK IN COUNTRY is the sequel...Chief Warrant Officer Three W.W. Brandywine is a free spirit who flies helicopters...
Brandywine Realty Trust Announces Record Date for Special Shareholder Meeting.
Business Wire; 11/8/2005; 700+ words ; PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. -- Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN) announced today that the...statement/prospectus when it becomes available. About Brandywine Realty Trust Brandywine Realty Trust, with headquarters in Plymouth Meeting...
Brandywine Realty Trust Announces Merger with Prentiss Properties Trust; Prudential Real Estate Investors to Purchase $753 Million of Prentiss Assets.
Business Wire; 10/3/2005; 700+ words ; PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. -- Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN) Filed by Brandywine Realty Trust pursuant to Rule 425 under the...Properties Trust Commission File No. 1-14516 Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN) announced today...
Brandywine Global Investment Management Opens London Office.
Business Wire; 10/23/2008; 700+ words ; PHILADELPHIA -- Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC ("Brandywine Global") today announced the establishment of Brandywine Global Investment Management (Europe) Limited, a new operating unit located in London, England. Ted Whitaker...
Brandywine Proves Importance of Timing; Famed Mutual Fund Manager Got Ahead of the Market, Then Was Hammered by It
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/4/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...early. That looks to be the case at Brandywine, the $4.5 billion mid-cap growth...end of the first quarter of 1998, the Brandywine fund was left behind by other stock...quarters of this year, an investor in the Brandywine fund would have lost 15.86 percent...
Brandywine Announces $105 Million Strategic Investment By Rothschild Realty, Inc.
PR Newswire; 4/19/1999; 700+ words ; ...Pa., April 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE: BDN) announced...At the initial funding in April, Brandywine will issue preferred shares for total...remaining $80 million can be drawn at Brandywine's option in up to three closings...