INTERVIEWEE: Chadeayne, Samuel DATE: 1845-11-01 LOCATION:

pointed it out to me. (?)

Mr Thomas Strang informs me that the French army in 1782, was encamped on the long ridge of ground south west of Crompond Meeting House.

November 1st Samuel Chadeayne of Yorktown: "DeLancey when he attacked Colonel Green advanced by the White Plains road, or rather by the Chappequa road, and when he came to the Sing Sing road about three fourths of a mile from Pines Bridge left a detachment in an orchard on the right hand or east by a farm house, some of whose trees yet stand, with others to advance and take possession of the Bridge when (as soon as) they heard the firing begin. The main body then marched with expedition and secresy through lanes and woods to Blenis's [marg: Blenis's] ford, so called from one Denis O'Blenis, a Dutchman (?) who owned the adjacent farm. At this place, which is about a mile from Richardson Daven =port's farm house, where Colonel Greene's Head Quarters were, they crossed the Croton pushed on and were not seen until they arrived within pistol shot of a sentinel posted in front of the house Some soldiers lying asleep on the stoop rose up at the first alarm, stood to their arms and fired. Greene or Flagg fired from the chamber windows. The house was then stormed - Flagg killed, Greene mortally wounded &c. -

Knapp and Totten (?) then pushed for the Widow Griffen's, nearly two miles off by the said road. When they raised the hill in the road a little west of, and near to the Widow Griffens house they halted and sent forward a flag demanding an instant and unconditional surrender. The Ameri =can officer in command finding himself surprised by a superior force hesitated an instant when the flag re-iterated his summons for immediate surrender promising in that case quarters and good treatment, but that otherwise they must abide (take) the consequences.