. Soldiers and patriots of the American revolution . CHAPTER XXVI. THE CONCEALED GUAED. On tlie 23cl of September, 1780, three plain,honest countrymen were concealed behind somebushes on the side of the road, on the easternbank of the Hudson river, about half a mile aboveTarrytown. At that time the British had pos-session of the city and surrounding suburbs ofNew Yoriv, whilst the Americans were encampedfurther to the North, their lines extending toWhite Plains. The country between the linesof the two parties was greatly exposed to incur-sions from the British, who would come up fromNew York,
. Soldiers and patriots of the American revolution . CHAPTER XXVI. THE CONCEALED GUAED. On tlie 23cl of September, 1780, three plain,honest countrymen were concealed behind somebushes on the side of the road, on the easternbank of the Hudson river, about half a mile aboveTarrytown. At that time the British had pos-session of the city and surrounding suburbs ofNew Yoriv, whilst the Americans were encampedfurther to the North, their lines extending toWhite Plains. The country between the linesof the two parties was greatly exposed to incur-sions from the British, who would come up fromNew York, seize all the horses, cattle, grain andhogs they could find, and escape with them to New York. Voluntary patrol guards were estab-(262) SOLDIERS AND PATKIOTS 263 lislied amonGT the Americans who resided on tliis neutral ground, to watch for these lawless in-cursions, and, by alarming the people, rousethem to resist and defeat the object of thesemilitary robbers. Another practice which suchguards were intended to prevent was, the trad-ing away of ca
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