Bolton, in his History of Westchester-counly, (original edition, l., 311 ; .second edition, i., 499) prefixed to General Heath's mention of this affair (except the date, which the latter had correctly stated,) the singular information that it occurred on "the day previous to the battle at White «' Plains," [October 27,] and that the command of the Americans was held by Colonel Smallwood, of the Maryland Line of the Continental Army.
Bancroft, in his History of lite United States, (original edition, ix., 178 ; centenary edition, v. 442,) regarded the Bangers as only "a picket of "Bogers's Begimentof Bangers," notwithstanding General Howe had ■described it, definitely, as a detachment of the entire " Corps of Ban- "gers" not a portion of it, only, which had been sent forward, " to take possession of Mamaroneck ; " and no one, of either Army, con-
On the twenty-second of October, General Howe strengthened his outpost, at Mamaroneck, which Colonel Haslet had so rudely assaulted, during the preceding night, by moving the Sixth Brigade of British troops, commanded by Brigadier-general Agnew, to that place ; 5 and, on the same day, Lieutenaatgeneral Knyphausen, with the Second Division of the Hessians and the Regiment of Waldeckers, numbering eight thousand men, who had arriyed at New York, on the eighteenth, 6 landed on Myers-point, now known as Davenport's-neck, near New Rochelle,' to which place they had been taken, from the City of New York, on the flatboats of the Army. 8
As all intercourse between the City of New York and the Army, which was so exceedingly important, depended on the King's troops and Navy being masters of the Sound, armed vessels were stationed, at short distances from each other, from Hell-gate to New Rochelle ; and every possible assistance was afforded by Admiral Lord Howe, to facilitate the movements of the Army commanded by his brother.