"our men to give way." -- {Colonel lioherl H. Httrriaon to the Pre»idenl of Ihf Congress, " W'HiTE-Pi.AiNS, October 2!), 1770.")

" After a very smart engagi'ment for fifteen or twenty minwies, they "obliged our men to give way." -- {Colonel Robrrt }{, Httrrifon to General Schuyler, "White Plains, November 1, 1776. ')

"The Militia Regiment fled * * Colonel Smallwood, in a quarter "of an hour afterwards, gave way, also." -- {^Colonel Haslet tii General Ctrsar Rodney, "November 12, 1776.'")

<> Colonel HmUtto General Ciesnr Rodney, " November 12, 1776. "

' General Howe to Lord George Gennidne, " New-Vouk, 30 November, "1776 ; ' The Amiunl Register for 1776, History of Europe, 178* ; History of the War in America, Edit. Dublin : 1779, i., l;i.5 ; etc.

^Riiurns of the Strength of the Regimentt engaged, etc. (Vide page 44.5, post.)

' Colonel Haslet to Getwrnl Cfesnr Rodney, "November 12, 1776." 1" Oi,lonel Haslet to General Ciesar Rodney, " November 12, 1776."

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, 1774-1783.

But the action was, also, not confined to the assaults on nor to the defences of the right and center of the Americans, on the top of that notable hill. The four Regiments composing the Brigade commanded by (Jeneral Leslie, were soon followed, "with the " greatest alacrity and in the best order," through the river, at the lord, and up the Mill-lane, and up the eastern face of the hill, by the Chasseurs and by three, if not by, four, Regiments of Hessian Grenadiers, com[iosing the Brigade commanded by Colonel Donop.' In front of these, on the summit of the hill, were the skeleton First New York Regiment, formerly commanded by General McDougal, but then evidently without Field-officers and commanded by one of its Captains ; and the Regiment of Connecticut troops commanded by Colonel Charles Webb, very little stronger in efl'ective men, than the other; and, very probably, one of the two field-pieces which constituted the armament of the Cimipany of New-York Artillery of whom Alexander Hamilton was the official commander-- the other of the two pieces, as the reader will remember, was posted on the extreme right of the line, under the command of Colonel Haslet.' All these numbered, in the aggregate, not many, if any, more than four hundred fighting Officers and Privates;' and, with their only piece of artillery dismounted, evidently before the assailants commenced to ascend the hill,' and without any support or defensive works, it is scarcely jjrobable that much was expected from so feeble a body, in the face of so heavy a body of assailants.