Posted on 06/10/2004 12:00:49 AM PDT by SAMWolf
Washington directed Maj. Gen. Joseph Spencer and 2,500 troops to block the Hessians from approaching Chatterton Hill. The colonials moved across the Bronx River and engaged the Hessians throwing them back with their musket volleys using all of Greenacres as a battlefield.
The casualties in Scarsdale were 22 killed, 24 wounded and 1 missing. Mementos from the battle have been found in Greenacrcs from time to time.
Howe's procrastination and the heavy rains that subsequently fell turned what might have been a big British victory into a defeat of sorts. On November 4th, Howe inexplicably turned his forces south to move onto a 2,000 man continental detachment holding Ft. Washington.
Thus was Washington to avenge the opening day battle in Scarsdale where Col. Ralle and the Hessians carried the day!
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I think one of the things I've learned from the Foxhole is that procrastination in war is a bad thing. We've read about it time and again and the problems it has caused commanders.
Interesting read. Thanks Sam.
P.S. I see Virginia's Charles Lee was there, quite natural-lee. ;-)
Good morning, Snippy and everyone at the Freeper foxhole.
Good morning, everyone ... looking forward to reading this later.
On This Day In History
Birthdates which occurred on June 10:
1637 Jacques Marquette, jesuit/missionary founder (Chicago)
1706 John Dollond owner of 1st patent for achromatic lens
1735 John Morgan American physician-in-chief of Continental Army
1836 Yamaoka Tesshu Japanese swordsman, master of kendo
1895 Immanuel Velikovsky writer (Worlds in Collision)
1904 Frederick Loewe composer/partner of Learner
1910 Howlin' Wolf [Chester Arthur Burnett], Blues Genius (Evil, Big City Blues)
1911 Ralph Kirkpatrick Leominster Mass, harpsichordist
1913 Wilbur J Cohen 1st employee of Social Security System
1914 Saul Bellow author (Mr Sammler's Planet)
1921 Prince Philip Mountbatten Greece, Duke of Edinburgh, Mr Elizabeth II
1922 Judy Garland [Frances Gumm],Grand Rapids Mn., actress/singer (Wizard of Oz)
1923 Earl Hamner Jr Schuyler Va, TV narrator (The Waltons)
1923 Robert Maxwell [Jan Hoch], Czech, billionaire/CEO (NY Daily News)
1925 Nat Hentoff columnist/novelist (Village Voice, The Cold Society)
1928 Maurice Sendak NYC, author/illustrator (Where The Wild Things Are)
1929 James McDivitt Chicago, Brig Gen USAF/astronaut (Gemini 4, Apollo 9)
1933 F Lee Bailey Waltham Mass, attorney (Sam Shepard case)
1941 Shirley Alston Passaic NJ, singer (Shirelles-Soldier Boy)
1943 Jeff Greenfield NYC, media commentator/idiot (Firing Line, Nightline)
1945 Ron Glass Evansville Ind, actor (Ron-Barney Miller, New Odd Couple)
1946 Matthew Fisher England, keyboardist (Procal Harum-Conquistador)
1951 Dan Fouts NFL QB (San Diego Chargers)
1973 David Friedman LA Calif, actor (Jason-Little House on the Prairie)
1982 Tara Lipinski, Philadelphia Pa, figure skater
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