Order of Battle:
The Battle of Brandywine

September 11, 1777

By Jim Purky


British Army

General William Howe (15,006)

LEFT DIVISION:
MAJOR GENERAL CORNWALLIS

3rd Brigade, Major Ceneral Charles Grey (1,509)

    15th Regiment 367
    17th Regiment 223
    42nd Regiment (Highland) 597
    44th Regiment 312

4th Brigade, Brigadier General James Agnew (1,383)

    33rd Regiment 368
    37th Regiment 308
    46th Regiment 312
    64th Regiment 395

Guards Brigade, Brigadier General Edward Matthew (867)

    1st Battalion 440
    2nd Battalion 440

Light Infantry (1,130)

    1st Battalion 565
    2nd Battalion 565

British Grenadiers (1,080)

    1st Battalion 540
    2nd Battalion 540

Hessian Grenadiers (1,307)

    Linsing Battalion 437
    Miningerode Battalion 430
    Lengerke Battalion 430

Hessian Jaegers 511

Artillery 200

16th Dragoons 234 (2 squadrons)

The total strength of Cornwallis' Division was 8,214 men.

RIGHT DIVISION:
LT. GEN. VON KNYPHAUSEN

1st Brigade (1,330)

    4th Regiment 356
    23rd Regiment (Fusiliers) 353
    28th Regiment 286
    49th Regiment 335

2nd Brigade, Major Ceneral James Crant (1,494)

    5th Regiment 307
    10th Regiment 312
    27th Regiment 324
    40th Regiment 300
    55th Regiment 251
    71st Highland Regiment (3 battalions 992)

Hessian Brigade, Brigidier Ceneral Johann Stirn (2,162)

    Lieb Regiment (Guards) 598
    Mirbach Regiment 553
    Donop Regiment 544
    Combined Regiment 467

16th Dragoons 119 (1 squadron)

Queens Rangers, 398

English Riflemen 130 (Ferguson)

Artillery 200

The total strength of von Knyphausen's division was 6,825 men.

American Army

General George Washington (14,000)

1ST DIVISION:
NATHANAEL GREENE (1,754)

1st Virginia Brigade, Peter Muhlenberg (850)

    1st Virginia 120
    5th Virginia 127
    9th Virginia 391
    13th Virginia 200

2nd Virginia Brigade, George Weedon (900)

    2nd Virginia 182
    6th Virginia 223
    10th Virginia 295
    14th Virginia 100
    Stewart's Pennsylvania Regt. 100

2ND DIVISION:
ADAM STEPHEN (2,000)

3rd Virginia Brigade, William Woodford (1,200)

    3rd Virginia 150
    7th Virginia 472
    11th Virginia 377
    15th Virginia 200

4th Virginia Brigade, Charles Scott (800)

    4th Virginia 314
    48th Virginia 157
    12th Virginia 117
    Grayson's Regiment 100
    Patton's Regiment 124

3RD DIVISION:
JOHN SULLIVAN (1,750)

1st Maryland Brigade, (650)

    1st Maryland 199
    3rd Maryland 114
    5th Maryland 40
    61h Maryland 118
    118 Delaware Regiment 79

2nd Maryland Brigade, Preudhomme de Borre (1,100)

    2nd Maryland 118
    4th Maryland 220
    7th Maryland 95
    German Battalion 305
    Hazen's Regiment (2nd Canadian Regt) 393

4TH DIVISION:
ANTHONY WAYNE (1,750)

1st Pennsylvania Brigade, Thomas Hartly (850)

    1st Pennsylvania 335
    2nd Pennsylvania 21
    7th Pennsylvania 100
    10th Pennsylvania 231
    Hartley's Regiment l55

2nd Pennsylvania: Brigade, Richard Humpton (900)

    4th Pennsylvania 150
    5th Pennsylvania 241
    8th Pennsylvania 369
    11th Pennsylvania 138

5TH DIVISION:
WM. ALEXANDER (1,650)

3rd Pennsylvania Brigade, Thomas Conway (950)

    3rd Pennsylvania 150
    6th Pennsylvania 200
    12th Pennsylvania 231
    Spencer's New Jersey Regt 186

New Jersey Brigade (500)

    1st New Jersey 184
    3rd New Jersey 300

North Carolina Brigade, Francis Nash (800)

    Portions of the 1st through 9th Regiments

Light Infantry Brigade, William Maxwell (800)

    Chester County Militia 200
    Continental toops, detached light companies 600

Light Dragoon Brigade (800)

    Bland's Regiment 200
    Sheldon's Regiment 200
    Byrd's Regiment 200
    White's Regiment 200

Artillery Brigade, Henry Knox (1,600)

    Pennsylvania Regiment (Proctor) 251
    2 New Jersey Companies 110
    2 New York Companies 150
    Continental Regiment (Lamb) 399
    Massachusetts Regiment 497
    3 Miscellaneous Companies 200

PENNSYLVANIA MILITIA DIV.:
ARMSTRONG (2,973)

1st Pennsylvania Brigade, James Potter

    Moor's Philadelphia Regiment
    McVaughn's Philadelphia Regiment
    Folwell's Bucks Regiment
    Watson's Lancaster Regiment
    Thompson's York Regiment
    Cumberland Regiment

2nd Pennsylvania Brigade

    Smith's Philadelphia Regiment
    Eranis' Chester Regiment
    Greenwalt's Lancaster Regiment
    Lowry's Lancaster Regiment
    Ballat's Lancaster Regiment
    Udree's Berks Regiment

Battle of Brandywine Accounts (Part I)
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