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Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution

Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886. 378 words

Howe to Lord George Germaine, " New-York, November 30, 1776;" General Washington to General Heath, " Headotaetebs, October 12,1776 ;" the same to the Congress, "Heights of Haf.rlem, 12 October, 1776," postscript dated, "0c- "tober 13th ;" Diary of David Howe, October 12, 1776 ; General Washington to Governor Ooolce, "Headquabters, Harlem Heights, October 12, "1776;" postscript dated " October I3th ; " Colonel SmaUwood to the Maryland Convention, "Camp ok the Maryland Regulars, Head-qcar- ■ ' ters, October 12, 1776 ; " Exlract.of a letter from Harlem, in The Pennsylvania Evening Post, Volume 2, Number 271, Philadelphia, Tuesday, October 16, 1776 ; the same, m The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 1767 Philadelphia, Wednesday, October 16, 1776 ; [Hall's] History of the (Xrit War in America, 1., 203 ; Stedman's History of the American War. i., 210 ; Gon don's History of the American Bevolution, ii. , 336 ; Memoir of General Heath, 70 ; etc.

» Admiral Lord Howe to Mr. Stephens, Secretary to (he Admiralty "Ei- "GLE, off New-York, November 23, 1776;" General Howe to' Lord George Germaine, " New Yobk, 30 November, 1776 ; " [Hall's] History of the Civil War in America, i., 203.

WESTCHESTER COUNTY.

by Madame Jumel, 1 commanded a fine view of the East-river and Sound ; and because the intelligence of the movement which he first received, was conveyed to him, by express, from General Heath, after the landing had been made, 2 it may be reasonably supposed that the movement of the Royal Army, into Westchester-county, was unknown to him, until after it had been accomplished ; that the left flank of the American Army had been successfully turned, a second time, without his knowledge ; and that the latter was placed, again, by reason of that successful movement of the enemy, in such a critical situation that its very existence was threatened -- it is noteworthy, also, that if a dense fog had served to secure the escape of the American Army from what appeared to have threatened its entire destruction, at Brooklyn, a similarly dense fog, on the occasion now under notice, had afforded a similar advantage to the Eoyal Army, in its effort to recover the great military advantages which it had lost, on the former occasion.