▁laid ▁an ▁amb ush ▁in ▁the ▁surrounding ▁cover . ▁Over ▁the ▁en su ing ▁battle , ▁several ▁British ▁and ▁H ess ian ▁charges ▁were ▁rep elled , ▁but ▁the ▁Americans ▁soon ▁de ple ted ▁their ▁am mun ition ▁and ▁called ▁a ▁retre at . ▁ ▁The ▁property ▁was ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁British , ▁and ▁several ▁buildings ▁were ▁burn ed . ▁General ▁Corn wall is ▁used ▁the ▁Co och ▁house ▁as ▁his ▁headquarters ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁week ▁as ▁the ▁British ▁re group ed . ▁American ▁cas ual ties ▁number ed ▁around ▁ 3 0 . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ward , ▁General ▁How e ▁moved ▁his ▁troops ▁out . ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 1 , ▁he ▁defeated ▁the ▁colonial s ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Brand yw ine ▁and ▁subsequently ▁captured ▁the ▁colonial ▁capital ▁of ▁Philadelphia . ▁ ▁Del aware ▁had ▁a ▁Lo yal ist ▁ins urre ction ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 7 7 8 ▁called ▁the ▁C low ▁Reb ell ion . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 3 , ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁therefore ▁Del aware ▁was ▁confirmed ▁in ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Paris . ▁▁ 1 7 8 3 – 1 8 6 0 ▁Del aware ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁state ▁to ▁rat ify ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Constitution . ▁ ▁É le uth ère ▁Ir én ée ▁du ▁Pont ▁arrived ▁in ▁America ▁from ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁and ▁founded ▁the ▁young ▁United ▁States ' ▁largest ▁gun pow der ▁factory ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁Brand yw ine