The Refugees broke the windows of the houses of obnoxious persons when they retreated. [The cannon and the main body of the Americans must have been posted in the church. (?)] I was with Putnam on the morning of Tryon's attack in 1779. Col. Holdridge with a regiment of Eastern troops was in com- -mand at Horseneck. He sent a patrol down the day before under a captain with three horsemen. When the captain dis- -covered Tryon's party he was in East
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Chester. He then sent one of his horse express to Colonel Holdridge. Finding them still advancing when he retired to Maroneck, he sent the second and the third at Rye. But the inhabitants knew nothing of Tryon's advance till daylight. Then they collected as fast as they could. For this neglect in not communicating the intelligence of the British advance Holdridge was censured. Putnam took post with Col. Holdridge's men and the neighbouring militia on the second eminence as you enter the village from the New York drawing up the troops across the road with the two cannon in the road and a little south west of the church (towards New York) which stands on the second eminence. When the British arrived at the first eminence they halted a moment and then advanced slowly, having previously sent out strong flanking parties to get in rear of the Americans on both sides. The centre then advanced slow and
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