Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1898 — Origin of Brandywine. [ARTICLE]

Origin of Brandywine.

The battle of Brandywine was one of the worst of Washington’s numerous defeats. The name originated, ft is said, from a Dutch brandy distillery on the banks of the stream variously spelled, being a Dutch name for brandy, or “burned wine.” -