Battle of Paoli

September 20, 1777 · Willistown Township

Result British victory

British troops under General Charles Grey made a surprise night bayonet attack on Anthony Wayne's camp near Paoli, Pennsylvania. Americans later called it the Paoli Massacre.

British

American

Strength and losses

Strength
1,200
Killed
4
Wounded
7
Killed
52
Wounded
149
Captured
71