INDEX TO PART I Agnew, Gen. James (British), 25; with Tryon's expedition against Danbury, 90, 102, 118 American Army, see Washington, George, and White Plains, battle of American Turtle or torpedo, David Bushnell's, 5, 8 Arms, American troops' lack of proper, 60-1 Arnold, Gen. Benedict, in pursuit of British on their retreat from Danbury, 107, 108, 110-12, 115-20, 123, 124; characteristics as a c…

Backus, Major, his Light Horse Corps thanked by Washington, 61 Barker's House, Scarsdale, 30 Beall's brigade of Marylanders at battle of White Plains, 54 Berthier, the brothers, 73, 74, 95 Breakneck Hill, 2 Brinkerhoff, Col., 36 British Army, position of, in Sep-tember, 1776, 2; movement of to Throg's Point, 9-10, 14; advance to Pelham Point, 14, 15, 16; action at Pelham Heights, 16-18; at New Roc…

Carysfort, British frigate, 10 Chastellux, Marquis de, 76 Chatterton, Michael, 55 Chatterton Hill, 26; part of Amer-ican position at Whtie Plains, 41-2; repulse of first British at-tack on, 43; position of Spencer's troops on, 44, 46; Washington's anxiety for security of, and com-position of troops defending, 45-6; the second British attack on, 48 ff.; Americans withdraw from the hill, 53-4 Clinto…

James (Tory), 81, 88; attempt to capture, 82 Delancey House, Mamaroneck, 21 Delavan, Timothy, sends his nine sons against the British at Ridge-field, Conn., 123 Deming, Col., in pursuit of British on their retreat from Danbury, 116 Disbrou, Capt., 100 Dobbs Ferry, 8, 9; American stores at, 29 Donop, Col. Count, 42, 48, 49; mortally wounded at Red Bank, 55 Dragoons, Royal, formidable to American tr…

Fairfield, Conn., American stores at, 101, 106 Fenno, Lieut., 41, 47 Fishkill, 3 Fort Independence, 1, 2, 19, 26, 70 Fort Lee, 7, 32, 33 Fort Washington, 1, 2, 19, 26; can-nonade of British vessels ascend-ing the Hudson, 7; determination to hold, 13; combined land and water attack on, 32-4 Franklin, John, 65 Fredericksburg, N. Y., American stores at, 106 French troops in Westchester Coun-ty, 73 ff…

Rogers' Tory forces at Mamaro-neck, 21-5; at battle of White Plains, 45, 46, 49, 53; killed at Princeton, 55 Hatfield, Gilbert, 63 Hatfield Hill, 40 Hawley, William, captures Gen. Agnew's horse, 102 Hawley family, members of, on both sides in the pursuit of the British from Danbury, 122-3 Heath, Gen. William, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 19, 26, 27, 58, 70; in command of left wing of Amer-ican arm…

William, position of his forces in September, 1776, 2; plan to get in Washington's rear by invading Westchester and getting possession of the Hudson River, 2-3; moves forces to Throg's Point, 9-10, advance of his troops from Throg's Neck, 14 ff.; reserving his strength for a pitched battle, 31; disposition of his forces before the battle of White Plains, 42; orders attack on Chatterton Hill, 48; d…

Charles Jennings, 73 Kingsbridge, 1, 14, 27 Kipp's Bay, 9 Knyphausen, Gen., 25 Lamb, Col. John, in the pursuit of the British in their retreat from Danbury, 117, 118, 119 Lameth, Chevalier Alexandre de, 94 Lameth, Count Charles de, 94 Lauzun, Duke de, 76 Lee, Gen. Charles, 12, 13, 18, 19, 60, 64-5; withdrawal of his forces towards White Plains, 29 ff., 34-5; at battle of White Plains, 45, 46 Lesl…

Haslet on "Queen's American Rangers" at, 21-5 Mamaroneck River, 21 Merritt's Hill, 41, 47 Milesquare, 15, 27, 29, 30 Milesquare Road, 1 Miller, Annetjie, 64-5 Miller's Hill, part of American position after battle of White Plains, 56, 57 Montrose, John (refugee), escape of, 78-9 Morris, Col. Roger, 2 Morrisania, 4; attack on refugee settlement in, in January, 1781, 72; in February, 1782, 80-1 Mount…

Paine, Thomas, 32 Peck, Paul, in pursuit of the British from Danbury, 121-2 Pelham Heights, action at, 16-18 Pelham Point, landing of the Brit-ish at, 14, 15 Pell's house, the, 17 Pell's bridge, 16 Percy, Lieut.-Gen. early, 9, 32, 33, 34 Philipse Manor House, 29, 31 Philipse-Mills, 8, 9 Phoenix, British frigate, 6, 7 Pine, John, guide, 68, 70 Pine, Peter, guide, 68 Post, Martin, guide, 68, 82 Pres…

Scarsdale, 30, 42 Silliman, Brig.-Gen., 100, 103, 106; in pursuit of British in their retreat from Danbury, 107 ff., 115 ff. Simcoe, Lieut.-Col. (British), 70, 71 Smallwood, Lieut.-Col. William, in defense of Chatterton Hill at battle of White Plains, 46, 50, 51; wounded, 55 Smith, Major William, 8, 10 Spencer, Gen. Joseph, attack of, on British vanguard at White Plains, 43-4; position of his troo…

George, position of his army in September, 1776, 1; headquarters at Jumel House, 2; character of his troops, 3; his policy at this time, 3; at Throg's Point, 11-12; council of officers determines on retirement of American forces from New York Island, 12-13; his skillful strategy for the withdrawal, 13-14; begins movement up the Bronx River, 19; concentrates forces at White Plains, 26 ff.; headquar…

James DeLancey at, 82 White Plains, 14, 19; concentration of American forces at, 26 ff.; buildings burned in, by Major Austin, 60 White Plains, battle of: operations and skirmishes preceding, 1 ff.; positions of the American and British armies in northern part of Manhattan Island in Septem-ber, 1776, 1-2; plan of General Howe to get in rear of the Amer-icans by invading Westchester and getting con…

McDougall, 45-6; British reconnaissance on American left, 47; the attack on Chatterton Hill, 48 ff.; attempt to turn American left flank foiled, 51; Rahl's Hessians advance and American flank is turned by British cavalry, 51-2; retirement of Americans from Chatterton Hill, 53-4; dispositions of British forces after the battle, 54; the losses on both sides, 54-5; strengthening of the American posit…