'•.}th of March, 1782, Captain liunnewell with a body of volunteer ;. ,r-c. backed by the infantry under the command of ISIajor Woodbridge •lUiic an excursion to Alorrisania. 'J'he horse proceeded down between 'Ax British fort, No. S, and the cantonment of i)e Lancey's corps,'^ and }i.i\ing turned the cantonments between day-break and sun-rise, tiiey entered pell mell. The enemy was completely surprised, and fled in every u:rcctionj some were cut down on the spot, others so badly wounded as not to be able to be removed. Some of the enemy availed themselves of positions where the horse could not assail them, from whence they iK'gan to t'lre on the house. This occasioned the firing of the alarm guns at No. 8. The horse ha\ang nearly accompHshed their design moved off, taking the Eastchester road, in which Major ^\'oodbridge had jxjsted the infantry in ambuscade. Captain Hunnewell had brought off one subaltern, and twenty men prisoners, and twenty horses. The enemy in the vicinity collected a number of horse, backed by light infantry, and pursued Captain Hunnewell until he came to Major Woodbridge. Tlie enemy were dra\\-n into the ambuscade, who made one or two discharges on them, on which they broke and retired, but soon returned to to the charge ; skirmishing ensued, and continued to a considerable distance. Of the Americans, two privates were killed ; Mr. Abraham Dycknian,* one of the guides, a brave and active man, mortally wounded, and three privates slightly wounded."'^

"On the 26th of March, (says General Heath,) Mr. Dyckman,'^ one of our guides on the lines, %vith thirteen volunteer horsemen made an excursion to Morrisania, took five prisoners of De Lancey's corps and five horses ; on their return they were pursued by a party of the enemy's horse, who coming rather too near, the brave volunteers faced about, charged vigorously,' took one man prisoner v/ith his horse, and put the rest to flight.