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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I

Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886. Passage 2387 of 4798 253 words

d' Auberteuil, iu bis Essais hutoriqtiei et poWiiiues mr la KevolxUion de F Amtrique SeptentrionaU, (Edit, a Bruxelles : 1782, ii., 38) ; Andrews, iu his UUtory of the War tcitJi America, France, Spain, and Holland, (Edit. London: 178C, ii., 24:i-2ii) ; Soules, in his Ilisloire iles Troubles de I' Amtriqne Anglaite, (Edit. Paris : 1787, i., 342-345) ; Clias and Lebruu, in their Hittoire politique et philo^ophiqne de Ui Rf.cohUion de V Amtriqne Sep' teiitrionale, (Edit. Paris: An ix., 183) ; Colonel Humphreys, in his Essay on the Life of Major-general Israel PM<<i<im, (Edit. Boston: 1818, 120, 127) ; Pitkin, in his Political and Civil Histnnj of the Vntted Stales, (Ed. New Haven: 1828, i., 37!l) ; Sparks, in his Life of George WoJihinglnn, (Edit.

Boston : 1842, 104) ; Lossin;;, in his Seventeen hundred and seventy- »ix, (Edit. New York: 1847, 2u7) ; Hildreth, in his History of the United Suites of Auierica, (First Series, iii., 154) ; Hamilton, in his History of the Bepublic (f the United Statisof America, (i., 129, 13LI)-- where the enemy is made to force himself over the causeway leading from Throgg's-neck to the village of Westchester ; Greene, in The Life of Xalhanael Greene, (Edit. New York : 1807, i., 2.3G-2.38) ; Ridpath, in his Popii/ar History of the VnUed States of America, (Edit. New York: 1880, 313) ; although all of them made mention ot the movement of the Royal Army from Throgg's neck, made no mention whatever, of this spirited and important skirmish.

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