Read this excerpt from "road to valley forge." the tide of the battle turned in their favor, and washington's troops "fled from victory." but while they lost the battle of germantown, the americans gained confidence. the battle showed them that they could hold their own against the professional british soldiers in an open battle. this excerpt illustrates that although they were not yet successful, the american army was making gains the british army was becoming increasingly nervous about the american capabilities the american army was not yet ready to face the british washington was unable to corral the militiamen into a unified army