Answer: "relative location" .
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Siddartha Gautama (buddha)
Well in the American Revolution, British forces under General William Howe did defeat Patriots forces under General George Washington at the Battle of Brooklyn in New York. so British
<span>On September 11, 1777 British General William Howe's army defeated George Washington's army defending Philadelphia at the Battle of Brandywine. Washington and his army were forced to retreat, there was no longer an American army defending Philadelphia. The British marched in and occupied Philadelphia...until the fortunes of war changed and the British left Philadelphia in June, 1778 without a fight.</span>