Waxad qortaa sii wadida cutubkan - Sanadkii 1777, ciidankii Continental ee uu hogaaminayay George Washington ayaa soo maray Chester iyagoo ku sii jeeda inay la kulmaan ciidankii Ingiriiska
waxaa hogaaminayay General Howe dagaalkii Brandywine. John Armstrong waxaa lagu amray in uu qabsado taliska ciidanka milatariga ee fadhigoodu yahay Chester. Ciidankii Continental waxay dib ugu laabteen Chester kadib guuldaradii ka soo gaartay Battle of Brandywine. Qeyb ka mid ah ciidamada Ingiriiska ayaa qabsaday Chester iyaga oo raacdaynaya Ciidanka Continental ee u cararaya Philadelphia.