. The battle of Pell's Point (or Pelham) October 18, 1776. Being the story of a stubborn fight. With a map, and illustrations from original photographs and family portraits. nto camp, as we have seen,awaiting re-enforcements (/. e. Knyphausen with the restof the Hessians). Colonel Baldwins journal says: TheGenerals (Washington and Lee), were highly pleased withour conduct, and have since returned us their thanks, as youwill see by the The moral effect of the all-day The object was to cut the communications between Washington and theEastern colonies, and to enclose him on all sides in
. The battle of Pell's Point (or Pelham) October 18, 1776. Being the story of a stubborn fight. With a map, and illustrations from original photographs and family portraits. nto camp, as we have seen,awaiting re-enforcements (/. e. Knyphausen with the restof the Hessians). Colonel Baldwins journal says: TheGenerals (Washington and Lee), were highly pleased withour conduct, and have since returned us their thanks, as youwill see by the The moral effect of the all-day The object was to cut the communications between Washington and theEastern colonies, and to enclose him on all sides in his fastnesses on the northside of (New) York Island.—Lord Harris, (quoted in Lushingtons Life). 8 (Washingtons congratulatory address): Head-Quarters, October 21, Orders. The Hurried situation of the Genl. the two last days having prevented himfrom paying that attention to Col. Glover and the officers and soldiers who werewith him in the skirmish on Friday last their Merit & Good Behaviour deservedhe flatters himself that his thanks tho delayed will nevertheless be acceptable tothem as they are offered with great sincerity and cordiality. 5*. ^ rn. encounter on the spirit of Glovers brigade l was excellent, andthe delay which it caused Howe was particularly valuable toWashington, who by the twenty-fifth had safely reachedWhite Plains with all his troops, save the garrison whichhad, unhappily, been left to garrison Fort Washington, whereit was eventually to fall a prey to Howe on the sixteenth ofNovember. The Bibliography which I have added is taken mainly fromMr. Dawsons work, but has been re-arranged for the sake ofconvenience. It shows that most of the authorities cited givethe battle but brief notice, while some omit any mention of am confident my readers will agree with him that thereader will find in the character and number of those who didrecognize the achievements of those brave men, on that day,sufficient evidence of the great importance which thos
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