Battle of Pell's Point
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The Battle of Pell 's Point, also known under the name Battle of Pelham, took place on October 18, 1776 during the American War of Independence, rather than on the present site of Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx. At the casualty figures measured, the battle between the 4000 British- Hessian and the 750 American soldiers was a skirmish. However, it allowed the American commander in chief, George Washington, the main part of his army to White Plains to relocate without them was trapped in Manhattan.
On October 12, 1776 attempted British and allied Hessian units under the command of British General William Howe land in Throgs Neck, to include a flanking maneuver by the majority of the American units on the island of Manhattan can. The Americans prevented the landing attempt on the narrow strip of land and the British sought a more suitable landing point along the Long Iceland Sound. You found this site further north in Pelham. The 4,000 Hesse and Britons met there on a brigade of 750 soldiers of the Continental Army under the command of Colonel John Glover. Glover set up several lines of defense. From the cover out the defenders fired on the attacking British and Hesse. Once an American line could no longer be held, the Americans retreated to the next support line and organized the resistance again. After several attacks, without much success, presented the British and Hesse a their attacks and the Americans withdrew. The Americans complained 8 dead and 13 wounded, while the British figured their losses with 3 dead and 20 injured. The British casualty figures were knowingly concealed and Hessian losses usually not listed. It is likely, however, that the numbers of British and Hessian Fallen and Wounded were significantly higher than was added.
After the lost subsequent battles of White Plains and Fort Washington, the American army from New Jersey had to retreat to Pennsylvania.