Battle of Matson's Ford

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Battle of Matson's Ford
Part of the American Revolutionary War
Date December 11, 1777
Location Matson's Ford, near present-day Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Result British victory
Combatants
Pennsylvania militia Great Britain
Commanders
John Lacey Charles Cornwallis
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties
Unknown Unknown
Philadelphia campaign 1777–1778
Brandywine – Paoli – Germantown – White Marsh – Matson's Ford – Valley Forge – Crooked Billet – Barren Hill – Monmouth

The Battle of Matson's Ford was a battle of the American Revolutionary War fought December 11, 1777, in the area surrounding Matson's Ford (present-day Conshohocken and West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania).

Enroute from White Marsh to Valley Forge via Butler Pike, George Washington's forces planned to cross the Schuylkill River at Matson's Ford. Advance patrols of the Pennsylvania Militia, under the command of Colonel John Lacey, encountered a British foraging expedition under the command of Lord Cornwallis. Skirmishes ensued, and the Pennsylvania Militia were overrun. The British pushed ahead and engaged units of the Continental Army making their way across the river. The Americans retreated, destroyed their temporary bridge across the Schuylkill behind them, and marched north to Swede's Ford (present-day Norristown).

The Continental Army spent December 11-12 in the hills above Swede's Ford. On the evening of December 12, the army crossed the Schuylkill River using makeshift wagon bridges and proceeded down Swedeland Road to Gulph Mills where they remained from December 13 till December 19. In recognition of the American victory at Saratoga, December 18 was celebrated as day of "Thanksgiving and Praise" (and was, in fact, the first national holiday for the thirteen colonies). [1] On December 19, the army marched seven miles west on Gulph Road to their winter quarters at Valley Forge.


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Pennsylvania during the American Revolutionary War

1774  First Continental Congress · Articles of Association    1775  Independence Hall · Second Continental Congress    1776  Betsy Ross Flag · United States Declaration of Independence · Pennsylvania Constitution · Washington's crossing of the Delaware    1777  Articles of Confederation · Philadelphia campaign · Battle of Brandywine · Battle of the Clouds · Liberty Bell moved to Allentown · Paoli massacre · Battle of Germantown · Siege of Fort Mifflin · Battle of White Marsh · Battle of Matson's Ford · Valley Forge    1778  Battle of Crooked Billet · Battle of Barren Hill · Philadelphia recaptured · Wyoming Valley battle and massacre    1781  Congress of the Confederation


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