A shekara ta 1777, rundunar sojojin nahiyar da George Washington ya jagoranci ta wuce Chester a kan hanyar da za ta sadu da
Sojojin Burtaniya karkashin jagorancin Janar Howe a yakin Brandywine. An umurci John Armstrong ya dauki umurnin 'yan bindiga da aka kafa a Chester. Sojojin Nahiyar sun gudu zuwa Chester bayan shan kashi a yakin Brandywine. Wani ɓangare na sojojin Birtaniya sun mamaye Chester yayin da suke bin sojojin Amurka da ke gudu zuwa Philadelphia.