One of the major factors that contributed to the American defeat at Germantown was the decision to attack British troops sheltered at Cliveden, the summer home of the Chew family of Philadelphia.

After the thunder of cannon and musket fire finally stopped and the smoke cleared, the dead and wounded soldiers stood up, brushed themselves off and fell in with their units. Then the two armies ...

A man dressed in a short, round tailcoat and a black waistcoat stood stiffly atop the steps leading in to the Chew Family’s country house in Germantown. The house was built between 1763-67 by Benjamin ...

The 1767 Cliveden mansion and estate, built by the Chew family, is best known for being the site of the infamous Battle of Germantown of the Revolutionary War. But those who manage the estate for the ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS)-- This coming Saturday you're invited to the revolutionary Germantown Festival with battle reenactments and much more. "It commemorates the battle of Germantown which was one of the ...