. The borough of the Bronx, 1639-1913; its marvelous development and historical surroundings. 146 THE BOROUGH OF THE BRONX in 1776 while the old wing, now destroyed, dates back to 1770. An encounter occurred here in 1777 between the British and the Ameri- cans, the Continentals driving their foes out of this house and along the Boston Post Road to Fort Independence. On the 17th of January, 1777, General Heath, in compliance with General Washington's orders, began an attack against Fort Independence. It was intended by this means, even if the fort was not taken, to cause the British to withdraw
. The borough of the Bronx, 1639-1913; its marvelous development and historical surroundings. 146 THE BOROUGH OF THE BRONX in 1776 while the old wing, now destroyed, dates back to 1770. An encounter occurred here in 1777 between the British and the Ameri- cans, the Continentals driving their foes out of this house and along the Boston Post Road to Fort Independence. On the 17th of January, 1777, General Heath, in compliance with General Washington's orders, began an attack against Fort Independence. It was intended by this means, even if the fort was not taken, to cause the British to withdraw some of their troops from New Jersey and Rhode Island. General Lincoln advanced. Isaac Varian Homestead toy the Albany Post Road to the heights above Van Cortlandt Park; General Scott came from Scarsdale to the vicinity of the Valentine house on the Boston Road, between Williamsbridge and Kings- bridge, while Generals Wooster and Parsons marched from New Rochelle over the Boston Road. The three divisions arrived at the enemy's outpost just before sunrise. Lincoln captured the outpost in the front at "Upper Cort- landt'; Heath ordered the cannonade of the Valentine House, if the guard resisted, and he stationed two hundred and fifty men between the house and Fort Independence to prevent the guard from retreating to the fort. Two mounted British pickets were •espied fleeing to give the alarm. One was captured, but the other. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cook, Harry Tecumseh, 1873-; Kaplan, Nathan Julius, 1887-. New York, The author
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