Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution
I., No. 25, Portsmouth, Tuesday, November 12, 1776, whence it was re-printed by Frank Moore, in his Diary of the American Revolution, i., 326, 327 ; General Howe* 8 despatch to Lord George Germame, dated "New-York, 30 November, 1776, "contained the official report of the skirmish ; Captain Hall, in his History of the Civil War in America, (i., 205,) made mention of it, stating, also, that the Light Infantry lost "about thirty killed and wounded," without making the slightest allusion to either the Grenadiers or the German troops ; Stedman, in his History of the American War, (i., 211, 212,) described the skirmish, very briefly, stating "thirty-two were killed and wounded on "the side of the English," without alluding to that of any of the other troops ; Judge Jones, in his History of New York during the Revolutionary War, (i., 122,) made only a general reference to it, among a number of skirmishes in Westchester-connty, and his Editor, de Lancey, made no mention of it ; Gordon, in hiB History of the American Revolution, (ii., -.39,) gave a singularly inaccurate description, making General Lee the commander, in person, without naming Colonel Glover, in any way ; Genera I Heath, in his Memoirs, (72, 73.) mentioned it with some particularity, but without alluding to Colonel Glover, in connection with it; Judge Marshall, in his Life of George Washington, (ii., 499,) briefly alluded to it ; Ramsay, in his History of the American Revolution, (Edit. London : 1791, i , 308, 3U9,) gave the personal command to General Lee, 'without alluding to Colonel Glover ; Mrs. Warren, in her Rise and Progress of the American Revolution, (i., 327,) grouped all the operations of the Annies, while en route to the White Plains, without making special mention of either ; Adolphus, in his History of England, (Second edition, ii., 380,) made honorable mention of Colonel Glover and of the engagement ; Sergeant Lamb, of the Royal Welsh Fusileers, in his Journal of Occurrences during the late American War, {Edit.