All the Colonial News That's Fit to Print
Date October 28 1776
Washington's defeat at White Plains
By Nicholas Lorenz
When
the battle began it was
pure destruction.
The sun was consumed by dark clouds. The rain was falling down
heavy and
fast. The
corpses of soldiers were beginning to piled up as each army
began to
move forward.
The British soldiers were
surrounding us, like an
army of red ants attacking their prey. Wind
sounding like the tone of death as
each soldier began falling one by
one. The gunshots of both the colonist and the British were loud as
thunder and quick as lighting in a destructive storm.The site of this
battle was one of the worst battles that I have
ever witnessed though out my time living.
After the Battle of Harlem Heights General George Washington and his army took refugee in White
Plains.
little did he know, the
British General, General William
Howe and Hessian General
Knyphausen along with their British and Hessian armies were on
his trail. When Washington and
his men reached White Plains,
the British came with a surprise full fledged on Washington and his
men, assault taking many of his
men out. The shots of the gunfire ringed my ears like that
of a loud bell. We were easily outnumbered by the well estimated
1,300 British and Hessian troops .
However, George Washington's men did not give up without without
a fight. The colonists soldiers began firing back with a counter attack
assault killing many of General Howe's men. Bullets from both
sides could now
be seen whizzing through the battlefield. However, in spite of
their brave efforts, Washington and his army had no choice but to go up
Chatterton Hill into Fort Washington. Once the Americans made it
up the hill, they had a minor advantage over the British and the
Hessians. However, General Howe found a way to overpower the American
rebels and took Fort Washington.
The Battle of White Plains was a defeat for the Americans.The British seized Fort Washington and renamed it Fort Knyphausen. There have been an estimation that 313 of our colonial men were killed wounded and captured during the battle. Also, it has also been added that about 300 of the British and Hessian soldiers were killed at this battle. Colonel John Haslet, a soldier who fought at th
e battle of White plains stated
that " The few returned men, made not more than two discharges, when
they retreated to the field piece." An unknown source has
also
told us that the soldiers that were captured by the British will be
sent on the prison ships to die for their rebellion. Due to the
defeat Washington had no choice but to retreat north up to the Hudson
river, unknown to the faith of his men and himself.
After the Battle of Harlem Heights General George Washington and his army took refugee in White
Plains.
little did he know, the
British General, General William
Howe and Hessian General
Knyphausen along with their British and Hessian armies were on
his trail. When Washington and
his men reached White Plains,
the British came with a surprise full fledged on Washington and his
men, assault taking many of his
men out. The shots of the gunfire ringed my ears like that
of a loud bell. We were easily outnumbered by the well estimated
1,300 British and Hessian troops .
However, George Washington's men did not give up without without
a fight. The colonists soldiers began firing back with a counter attack
assault killing many of General Howe's men. Bullets from both
sides could now
be seen whizzing through the battlefield. However, in spite of
their brave efforts, Washington and his army had no choice but to go up
Chatterton Hill into Fort Washington. Once the Americans made it
up the hill, they had a minor advantage over the British and the
Hessians. However, General Howe found a way to overpower the American
rebels and took Fort Washington.The Battle of White Plains was a defeat for the Americans.The British seized Fort Washington and renamed it Fort Knyphausen. There have been an estimation that 313 of our colonial men were killed wounded and captured during the battle. Also, it has also been added that about 300 of the British and Hessian soldiers were killed at this battle. Colonel John Haslet, a soldier who fought at th
e battle of White plains stated
that " The few returned men, made not more than two discharges, when
they retreated to the field piece." An unknown source has
also
told us that the soldiers that were captured by the British will be
sent on the prison ships to die for their rebellion. Due to the
defeat Washington had no choice but to retreat north up to the Hudson
river, unknown to the faith of his men and himself. |
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| This image depicts the strategy and
the
routes of both Washington's and Howe's men. |
The
image shown here reveals the British soldiers in their firing positions
aiming at our American soldiers |
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