utt ed , ▁mud dy ▁roads . ▁The ▁decision ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁wait ▁out ▁the ▁storm , ▁then ▁move ▁toward ▁their ▁objective . ▁ ▁Wayne ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁joined ▁by ▁milit ia , ▁and ▁together ▁they ▁were ▁to ▁strike ▁at ▁the ▁enemy ▁b agg age ▁train ▁as ▁the ▁British ▁advanced ▁on ▁Washington ' s ▁main ▁army . ▁However ▁his ▁force ▁was ▁surprised ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Pa oli , ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁were ▁free ▁to ▁occup y ▁Philadelphia . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 s , ▁Ch ester ▁County ' s ▁government ▁is ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁local ▁municipal ities ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Cloud s , ▁to ▁preserve ▁key ▁areas ▁in ▁the ▁dense ▁sub urban ▁community . ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁http :// j oh ns mil it ary history . com / cloud s . html ▁Rick ard , ▁J ▁( 2 8 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 3 ), ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Cloud s , ▁ 1 6 ▁September ▁ 1 7 7 7 , ▁http :// www . history of war . org / articles / b att les _ cloud s . html ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 7 7 7 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Conf lic ts ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 7 ▁Cloud s ▁Cloud s ▁Cloud s ▁Category : History ▁of ▁Ch ester ▁County , ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : 1 7 7 7 ▁in ▁Pennsylvania ▁Cloud s <0x0A> </s> ▁Gaz est an ▁() ▁may