. 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. om ofcannon continue, until seven rounds8 have been retreat is ordered, and the Thirteenth march off, pro-tected in some degree by the wall, until they have passed thepoint where Shepards—the Third—is hidden on the oppo-site side of the road. Here they again line the wall, andawait their turn. It may be that, as both attacks have been met by Read, theenemy think his the only force confronting them. Certainly
. 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. om ofcannon continue, until seven rounds8 have been retreat is ordered, and the Thirteenth march off, pro-tected in some degree by the wall, until they have passed thepoint where Shepards—the Third—is hidden on the oppo-site side of the road. Here they again line the wall, andawait their turn. It may be that, as both attacks have been met by Read, theenemy think his the only force confronting them. Certainlynothing else can explain the rashness with which they ad- Howe is said to have been present in person. a An eye-witness, whose letter was published in the Freemans Journal,Portsmouth, N. H., and dated Mile Square, Nov. 12, says: People may think what they please of the regular and spirited behaviourof the British troops, but I that day was an eye-witness to the contrary. I sawas great irregularity, almost, as in a militia; they would come out from theirbody and fire single guns. Had we been re-inforced with half their number,we might have totally defeated them. *. ./£?d-^c^f^t/i^T^^y i6 vance, cheering, unmindful that there are walls on either sideof them, and maybe antagonists as well. By this time it cannot be earlier than ten oclock, and thetwo forces must be on the Split Rock road,1 possibly near theold dwelling which in 1848, Bolton says, was occupied by Collins. Wherever it was that Shepards two hundredwere posted there occurred the hottest fight of the day; forafter delivering an effective volley at short range, and againhalting the enemy, a long-continued and well-sustained firewas kept up on each The bull-dog tenacity of Britishsoldiers—and of the German mercenaries3 also—was wellshown here. Glover says the patriots kept up a constant fire,and held their ground until seventeen rounds had been shows over an hours steady fighting. During t
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