. History of the city of New York: its origin, rise and progress . dvancing towards theHudson were valiantly faced by Glovers brigade fiom behind stonewalls, and retired after losing several men. Howes troops halted for thenight upon their arms near New Uochelle. The British chieftain remainedhere two days, studying the geography of Westchester, and making everyarrangement for advance with military precision ; thus he lost his discovered and captured two thousand bushels of salt which had beenstored in the New Ilochelle Church, and plundered the inhabitants indis-criminately of horses,
. History of the city of New York: its origin, rise and progress . dvancing towards theHudson were valiantly faced by Glovers brigade fiom behind stonewalls, and retired after losing several men. Howes troops halted for thenight upon their arms near New Uochelle. The British chieftain remainedhere two days, studying the geography of Westchester, and making everyarrangement for advance with military precision ; thus he lost his discovered and captured two thousand bushels of salt which had beenstored in the New Ilochelle Church, and plundered the inhabitants indis-criminately of horses, cattle, and grain. On the 21st he occupied thelieights north of New Tioclielle on both sides of the road leading ^ Oct. 21. to Scarsdale. TIk^ Americans were at the same date nearlyabreast. They had tlie advantage of the shortest distance and the strong-est ground. We press him (Howe) close to Sound, wrote Tilghuian, ^ Frogs Neck is a •■onuption of Tliiogs Ncrk, itsull ;ui alilncvinlioii of IliiockiiiovtonsTTeck, so called from its Eiii^libh BATTLE OF WHITE PLA/XS. 141 from which he lias made no westing in the sea ])liras(, and if he makemucli move easting, and endeavors to stretch across, he will need as largean army as that of Xerxes to form a line. Both armies were deficientin the means of transportation. Howe was hindered by the destructionof bridges and the ielling of trees across the roads. It took him as longto overcome these obstacles as it did Washington to throw up stone-wallsand cover them with eailh. Howe was in a perpetual state of alarm also,for he was not l)lind to the generalship of his adversary. He marcliedin solid columns, and all his encamj)meuts were well guarded with artil-lery. On the 25th he advanced within four miles of White Plains . ITT , • Sept. 25. and again halted. Washington had reached and fortified certainhigh points in that village, intending to make a stand, not so much thata battle was courted as to draw the enemy forw
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