The British and Hessians.

it started when you opened your mouth

The Battle of Brandywine, also known as the Battle of the Brandywine or the Battle of Brandywine Creek, was fought in Pennsylvania between the American army of Major General George Washington and the British-Hessian army of General Sir William Howe on September 11, 1777. The British defeated the Americans and forced them to withdraw toward the rebel capital of Philadelphia. The engagement occurred near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania during Howe's campaign to take Philadelphia, part of the American Revolutionary War.

Lafayette received a gunshot wound to the leg at the Battle of Brandywine Creek.

Near Chadds Fort, Pennsylvania. Just outside of it, actually.