History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I

It is doubtful if any who ' were not too much disabled to be removed, were taken prisoners; all who were able to move off the hill, moved off, by the left flank, by way of the road which led from the Wiiite Plains to Dobbs's lerry" -- they moved sullenly, in a great body, neither run- I "ning nor observing the best order," " covered by apor- I tion of the Delaware Regiment -- and, having crossed the bridge over which the roadway jiassed the Bronx, the site of that which now affords a passage over the river, near the present railroad-station at the White I Plains, they fell in on the rear of (leneral Beall's j Maryland Flying Camp, which General Putnam was ! leading for their support, on the hill ; and joined the

main body of the Army, within the lines, j After he had gained possession of the hill, the enemy made no attem])t whatever to pursue the retreating I Americans; but formed and dressed his line, " and

I Brookx lo Ihi- ri esideiil „f Ih, funrl M ,rli,il for thr li i.d of C nn al Hull, " Boston, Kebruary 4, 1814. "

■"The gaining of this important post took up a considerable lime, "which Wiis prolonged by the enemy's still supporting a broken ami "scattered engagement, in defence of the adjoining walls and hedges." [/.-nres .■"]--( '/'/('• AuHual Wijistrr for 177G, History of Kurope, *I7«.)

Thf lIMorij of the War in .iiifrica, Kdit. Dublin, 177!), (i., lU.') ;) (iordon's Hvilorii of Ihr Ano riran It' i nhilion, (ii., 341 ;) and others, also, bear testimony to the gallantvy of the .\nuTican troops.