Battle+of+White+Plains

= Draw at White "Hill's" =

Volume 1, Issue 16 October 29 1776 >    >   __PAGE 1__  __ Battle Takes Place at White Plains! __ A battle took place yesterday at [|White Plains], New York. The [|Americans], led by [|George Washington], and the [|British], led by major General Howe, ended in a draw. Towards the end of September 1776, George Washington's army occupied the Northern tip of Manhattan Island and some ground to the west of the [|Bronx River] north of [|Kingsbridge]. General Howe west positioned on the west of [|Manhattan]. He was determined to outflank George Washington and and his troops with a landing at [|Throgg's Neck] to the east of the Bronx. This would eventually not work out as he planned. [|General Howe] and his troops landed on the 12 of October 1776 at Throg's Neck was held by troops from Pennsylvania, New York, and Massachusetts. This forced General Howe and his troops to land farther up river at [|Pell's point]. As the British were moving up-stream General Washington withdrew his main army north to positions at White Plains on the east bank of the Bronx River. Washington received word from the persistent congress that a substantial garrison was left at [|Fort Washington]on northern Manhattan Island. Howe and his troops along with troops of [|German Hessian's] followed [|General Washington] from [|New Rochelle] and up the Bronx River.   General Washington fortified a position between the Bronx River and the [|Crotton River]. On the far side of the Bronx was an isolated outpost on [|Chatterton's Hill] held up by other American colonel's Spencer and McDougall and some 4,000 men. They were also two New England [|militia] [|regiments] under colonel [|Rufus Putnam]. English Colonel Rahl and two regiments of German  Hessians proceeded on a small hill that lay unoccupied beyond [|Chatterton's Hill]. This part of the hill put the English on the American right while the British 2nd <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> [|brigade] <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">attacked the American's on Chatterton's Hill along with two Hessian [|battalions]. This strong attack pushed the American's back until the [|flanking] threat from Rahl's men which further caused the Americans to <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">retreat <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">. They went across the river to join General Washington's army and the British did not follow and press an attack. <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 23px; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; display: block;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 23px; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; display: block;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">As the American's retreated General Howe had called for reinforcements from [|Brigadier] Lord Percy in Manhattan in order to mount and attack on Washington's main army which was receding to the rear. For some unexplained reason this attack was not mounted and General Washington's army were left to pull back across the Crotton river. This left both sides with a draw. The British casualties were reported as 313 being killed and wounded. General Washington and his army lost 300 that were either killed, wounded, or captured. This not being as bloody as other battles and not as big as others but, it enabled General Howe to take advantage of General Washington. The British army was able to take Kingsbridge and ultimately capture Fort Washington. This was a considerable blow to General Washington and his army as it would lead to their retreat to the [|Delaware River].
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 * 1) Who was the British Major General that led the redcoats in this battle?
 * 2) Why was this an important victory for the British even though it was a draw?
 * 3) Where was General George Washington forced to eventually retreat to?

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 * <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; white-space: pre;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VQA5NDNkUM
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_White_Plains
 * http://www.britishbattles.com/white-plains.htm
 * http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1283.html
 * http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battles/bat_wpla.asp
 * http://www.angelfire.com/realm3/roynagl/whiteplains.htm
 * http://www.myrevolutionarywar.com/battles/761026.htm
 * http://www.langeonline.com/Heritage/whiteplains.html
 * http://www.angelfire.com/realm3/roynagl/whiteplains3.htm
 * http://www.angelfire.com/realm3/roynagl/whiteplains4.htm