▁[...] ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁heav iest ▁down p our ▁in ▁this ▁world ." ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁army ▁halt ed ▁its ▁advance , ▁although ▁General ▁Wilhelm ▁von ▁K ny ph aus en ▁ordered ▁the ▁j ä gers ▁to ▁eng age ▁the ▁enemy . ▁E wald ▁and ▁his ▁men ▁r ushed ▁forward , ▁s words ▁drawn ▁since ▁their ▁mus k ets ▁were ▁in oper able ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁wet ▁pow der , ▁and ▁captured ▁ 3 4 ▁men . ▁E wald ▁reported ▁losing ▁ 5 ▁killed , ▁ 7 ▁wounded , ▁and ▁ 3 ▁captured ▁in ▁this ▁action . ▁The ▁storm , ▁which ▁historian ▁Thomas ▁Mc Gu ire ▁describes ▁as ▁" a ▁classic ▁nor ' e aster ", ▁ra ged ▁well ▁into ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁The ▁British ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁construct ▁a ▁makes h ift ▁camp ▁( h aving ▁left ▁their ▁t ents ▁behind ▁that ▁day ), ▁and ▁Washington ▁managed ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁battle ▁line , ▁but ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁his ▁am mun ition ▁had ▁been ▁spo iled ▁by ▁the ▁rain ▁and ▁poor ly ▁constructed ▁cart ridge ▁boxes . ▁ ▁After math ▁Washington ▁once ▁again ▁with d rew ▁beyond ▁the ▁Sch u yl kill ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 9 ▁to ▁cover ▁both ▁the ▁capital ▁and ▁his ▁supply ▁area , ▁but ▁he ▁left ▁behind ▁General ▁Wayne ' s ▁Pennsylvania ▁division ▁of ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁men ▁and ▁four ▁guns ▁with ▁orders ▁to ▁har ass ▁the ▁British ▁rear . ▁How e ' s ▁army ▁found ▁it ▁nearly ▁impossible ▁to ▁follow ▁Washington ▁over ▁the ▁r