Here the Americans generally kept a strong guard for the purpose of affording timely notice of an enemy's approach. Jt was also a place of rendezvous, as appears from the following orders :

''Mojior of Cortlandt, 12th Nov., 1781.

" Lieutenant Purdy, you are commanded to march 24 of your men, well armed and equipt with six days provision, to Pine^s Bridge, by to-morrow morning at 8 o'clock, with all the teams in your company.

"Samuel Drake, Colonel."

'' DanfortKs, 8 o'clock in the evening. " Sir-- I have this moment received intelligence that the enemy are out as far as Young's. I shall be at the Bridge, readyto march, at 2 o'clock, and wish to have all the militia in Crompond mustered and at the Bridge by that time.

" 1 am, sir, your most obedient servant,

"William Hull, Lieut. Colonel. u p. s. -- I beg you to send to Major Strang's and Captain Drakes."

" On the morning of the 25th of June, 1779, the British light horse, and about 1000 infantry, were at Pine's Bridge.''^ General Heath "ordered 200 light infantry, under the command of

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Lt. Col. Grosvenor,to march to Robinson's stores, near Marpoach Pond, to cover that quarter."*

2Ist of October, 1780, " intelligence was received that the enemy were meditating an excursion as far up as Crompond and its vicinity, to sweep off the cattle." General Heath " immediately ordered Colonel Hazen, with a detachment of 500 men, to move to Pine's Bridge, and Lieut. Col. Jameson, with the 2d light dragoons, to move from Bedford towards Col. Hcizen. The detachment arrived at Pine's Bridge about 10 o'clock the same evening, and Colonel Jameson with the dragoons at about 2 o'clock the next morning. The evening of the 23d, Col.