Interview with Bell, Thaddeus
This was musketry.
The next day I was at Saugatuck and passed over the Bridge. We attacked the north end of Compo hill, displaying as we advanced. Major Bradley at Stratford, one of General Wooster's aids was along side of us on horse back. We attempted to take the hill, but they fired with cannon and prevented us. A good many of our bucks were killed and [margin: Compo.] wounded at Compo. Genl. Arnold, I believe
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266 600 121 # was on the west side of Compo. Our artillery was on a ridge, but the valley west of Compo and Saugatuck Creek, and fired constantly.
As we passed Saugatuck Bridge, the British fired their field pieces at us from the opposite hill, but the shot mostly passed over us.
In the Middlesex affair they landed some men from the armed vessels to help Frost off. - Smith from New Canaan.
[page break] 266 600 121 # was on the west side of Compo. Our artillery was on a ridge, but the valley west of Compo and Saugatuck Creek, and fired constantly. As we passed Saugatuck Bridge, the British fired their field pieces at us from the opposite hill, but the shot mostly passed over us. In the Middlesex affair they landed some men from the armed vessels to help Frost off. - Smith from New Canaan.