In the often-quoted words of Stedman, the English historian of the Revolution, " the difficulty of co-operation between the left and right wings of our army was such that it was obvious that the latter could no longer expediently attempt anything against the enemy's main body/' That is, in the storming and occupation of the hill Howe split his forces into two remotely separated parts, which could not co-operate in a general advance movement, whilst Washington with his entire body lay in an advantageous position ready to resist any attempt with satisfactory numbers. The original project of the British commander was suspended for the day, no offer being made to engage the intrenched Revolutionaries, with the exception of one slight sporadic effort which is thus described by Heath, against whose division it was directed : The right column, composed of British troops, preceded by about twenty light horse in full gallop^and brandishing their swords, appeared on the road leading to the Court House, and now directly in the front of our general's (Heath's) division. The light horse leaped the fence of a wheat field at the foot of the hill on which Colonel Malcolm's regiment was posted, of which the light horse were not aware until a shot from Lieutenant Fenno's field-piece gave them notice by striking in the midst of them, and a horseman pitching from his horse. They behindbuta came in, as they as fastcame out .of. .theThefield 'short then the road, up rode no further column faced about. and galloped roadabout, hill on the little wheeled gateway, or bar a through passing and, up, came they as wheeled to the left by platoons directed their heads towards the troops on Chatterton's Hill, now engaged.