Macdonald, John. Interview with Disbrow, Ebenezer, 1775-1868; (1846-09-07). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 575. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).

- Hufeland Index Page 465 - Septr. 7. Ebenezer (Squire) Disbrow, Senr. of Compo: "In the affair at Compo, Arnold kept on the [west? [X1]] flank of the British, and cannonaded the shipping from a small height or ridge. Colonel Lamb attacked them on the west side of Compo Hill. Arnold was also on the west side on a ridge [X2] or eminence where he planted the artillery and fired …

Arnold was forming a column of attack on the west (?) flank of the British. - My father commanded the militia guard of about fifty men who fired on the British when they came up the head of Compo Lane on their way to Danbury. [X1] / "West" flank is not a military expression. - The word flank, in a military sense, means the extreme right or the extreme left of an army - or any …