Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution
ive Officers and Privates. 1 The strength of all the force which was directed against that feeble body of men cannot be definitely ascertained, since the Hessian Artillerists, on the eastern bank of the river, whose fire was, certainly, to some extent, effective, were clearly as much a portion of that antagonistic force as those who crossed the river and assaulted the position or as those who charged on the right flank of the struggling Americans, and assisted in driving them from the hill. Besides those Hessian Artillerists, there were four Regiments of British troops, commanded by General Leslie ; the Hessian Begiment, probably from Colonel Donop's command, who occupied the place of danger and honor, as the forlorn-hope; the three Begiments of Hessians, commanded by Colonel Rail ; and the four or five Begiments of Hessians,
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Colonel Douglass's. . .
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Colonel Chester's . . .