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2009 Honoree: Jesse Hamilton
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2009 Battle of the Brandywine
  
Official Sponsor of the Battle of the Brandywine
“The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand,
and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied
the best of ourselves to the task at hand.”
Vince Lombardi
The Battle of the Brandywine is so much more than just a game. It is
a symbol of the strength, determination and courage that lives
within every student that is part of the Downingtown area High
School family as they battle to achieve excellence within
themselves.
Win or lose, the pressure is not on those who play the game, as we
are proud of them for being there. The pressure is on those who
don’t.
 Brandywine Flag
September 11, 1777
Brandywine Flag was used by Captain Robert Wilson’s Company, 7th
Pennsylvania Regiment. The flag contains a canton of alternating 13
white and red stripes along with 13 stars.
Brandywine Flags has donated a replica of
this flag to be flown at the Battle of the Brandywine Football
Game. Visit their website by clicking on the flag.
 Betsy Ross Flag
also known as the “First Stars and Stripes” Flag.It was reported to
be designed by George Washington, Francis Hopkins, and Betsy Ross.
Continental Congress stated that the official flag should be 13
alternating red and white stripes with a Union blue field filled
with 13 stars representing a “new constellation”. The Battle of the
Brandywine is said to be the first battle in which the Betsy Ross
flag was flown
Brandywine Flags has donated a replica of
this flag to be flown at the Battle of the Brandywine Football Game.
Visit their website by clicking on the flag.
The Battle of the Brandywine
September 11, 1777
Here is one of the original maps of the
Revolutionary War battle that took place along the banks of the
Brandywine Creek. Lieutenant-General Sir William Howe commanded the
British forces while General George Washington lead the fight for
the Americans.
The Ferguson Rifle
Made its field debut at the Battle of the Brandywine. General Howe
issued them to Ferguson’s light infantry unit. This was the only
large battle in which the rifles were used.
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