Major Flagg of Greenes regiment, had retired; hear= ing the noise he got up + sitting on the bedside dis= charged a pistol through the window. Those without fired through the window + killed Major Flagg who fell back on the bed. Col Green had 5 or 6 negro waiters. The enemy (as they were called) attempted to force the door open; Greene and his negroes tried to prevent them. The enemy got the door open so that one of their men put his arm through, which Greene seized + broke it across the edge of the door. The enemy at length succeeded in forcing open the door; the negroes surrounded Greene to protect him from the blows aimed at him. They were all killed and Col Greene also. Doct. Eustis, a surgeon in the army (who was after war security of War + then Govr. Of Massachusetts) arrived a Greene's quarters a few minutes after the affair happened. I obtained this information from Doctor
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Eustis himself, who informed me that when he arrived there, those negroes lay kicking about the floor like hens with their heads cut off.
The Attack on Col Thompson Col Thompson was stationed at Youngs house, with his regiment in the winter of 1780, which was near the line of what now are the towns of Greenburgh + Mount Pleasant - Col Thompson had sent one company of his men to the west near Saw Mill River + another to the east where Abraham Davis resided. They found the enemy were approaching near them with 1500 men to attack Col Thomson. He sent orders to the companies at Saw Mill River + Davis's to join him as soon as possible. John Odell was acting as guide to Thompsons regiment.