The onset was violent, and the conflict carried on principally with the broad sword.
By John Pezzola. John formerly served in the United States Army. He received a master’s degree in Military History and Civil War Studies. He presently teaches 7th-grade US history and military history at American Military University.
Encamped at an outpost in Pound Ridge, New York, a contingent of the Second Continental Dragoons rose from their sleep and prepared themselves for a possible visit from His Majesty’s forces. A crack unit commanded by British Lieutenant-Colonel Banastre Tarleton was preparing to raid this sleepy New York village.[1]
Fought on July 2, 1779, the Battle of Pound Ridge saw 300 American regulars and militia engage a raiding force of 200 Crown soldiers under 24-year-old Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton. With the summer campaign commencing in May 1779, Brigadier General Henry Clinton ordered his forces to conduct an offensive in New York’s Hudson Highlands.[2] Clinton’s goal was to obtain control of the Hudson River and prevent the Continental forces from supporting each other in the field. By dividing the colonies, Clinton also hoped to threaten communications and the rebels’ logistics line. It was a grand plan; however, it was not meant to be, for the Crown forces needed more troops to execute such an ambitious operation. To blunt the Crown forces’ scheme to conquer and obtain the Hudson River and add to their frustration, General George Washington conducted a Fabian strategy by moving his troops into the highlands around West Point instead of confronting Clinton’s forces in a pitched battle. A stalemate between the two forces commenced, and in an attempt to draw the Continental troops into battle, General Clinton launched a series of raids throughout Westchester County, which was deemed a no-man’s land during the War of Independence.[3]
According to Crown intelligence, a rebel force consisting of militia was encamped at Pound Ridge. Major Ebenezer Lockwood, commander of the area’s militia, was a Pound Ridge resident. On May 21, 1779, Clinton ordered Lieutenant-Colonel Banastre Tarleton to be in a state of readiness and be prepared to march at a moment’s notice.[4] Sir Major-General Henry Clinton began his campaign by advancing his forces from King’s Bridge, which occupied a line between Philipse House and New Rochelle. Clinton advanced troops to Teller’s Point to capture Stony Point and Verplanck’s Point on the western and eastern sides of the Hudson. Tarleton’s mission was to capture Major Lockwood and destroy the militia contingent concentrating at Pound Ridge. Clinton selected the following formations to accomplish the operation. Tarleton would command seventy troopers from the 17th Light Dragoons along with elements of the Queen’s Rangers Hussars and a contingent of mounted Hessian Jaegers as well as the British Legion or “Tarleton’s Green Horse,” which was a mounted element along with a Light Infantry component; numbering around two hundred men in all. [5]
Ordered by Washington to block the British advances toward Connecticut, the Second Continental Dragoons deployed to the town of Pound Ridge, two miles from the border with Connecticut, on June 28th. Under the command of Colonel Elisha Sheldon, the Second Dragoons had performed with admiration during their involvement in the Philadelphia campaign and bivouacked in Connecticut during the winter months of 1778 – 1779. [6] While Sheldon was absent briefly, Major Benjamin Tallmadge, one of the Continental Army’s intelligent and energetic officers, was in charge of the Second Dragoons. Tallmadge, a former schoolmaster, was an aggressive soldier. Tallmadge was also Washington’s chief of intelligence and ran a clandestine spy ring behind British lines in New York City.Under the tutelage of Sheldon, “Sheldon’s Light Horse,”[7] as they were known, was a well-drilled, highly disciplined, and experienced force of light dragoons.
Tallmadge believed the area around Pound Ridge was solid ground to fight a battle. He constantly redeployed his encampment as a good tactician to avoid being surprised by the enemy. Tallmadge was given a series of orders.
- Prevent Crown reconnaissance from locating Continental outposts and protect the Civilian population.
- Act as a rapid mobile force to blunt attacks in the 2nd Continental Dragoons’ area of Operations.
- Bolster militia forces near Crompond (Cortlandt Manor). The militia were initially attacked two weeks earlier.[8]
To supplement the Second Dragoons, Washington deployed Colonel Stephen Moylan’s Fourth Light Dragoons and a detachment of light infantry from the Sixth Connecticut Infantry Regiment under the command of Major Eli Leavenworth to Pound Ridge. Located on the eastern side of the Hudson River, Moylan’s Dragoons were bivouacked about a two-day march from the village itself. Therefore, the troops that occupied Pound Ridge on July 1, 1779, consisted of the Sixth Connecticut Infantry (100 men), Second Light Dragoons (90), and around one hundred local militia. Lieutenant-Colonel Banastre Tarleton was organizing his raiding party about fifteen miles from Pound Ridge at his encampment at Mile Square, New York, located to the southwest.[9]
Tarleton’s force planned to move against Pound Ridge at dawn on July 2, 1779. On June 30th, the expedition, under the command of Tarleton, moved out. A gentleman named Luther Kinnicutt, a rebel spy, appeared in Pound Ridge and warned the Americans that an attack by the Crown forces was imminent.[10] Tarleton was unaware that the garrison at Pound Ridge was informed of their movement as he deployed his force when the skies opened up, and heavy rain and wind fell upon them. It was around 21:30 hrs. On July 1st, when the column encountered inclement weather, they discovered a Loyalist civilian named John Crawford, who was taking shelter from the pouring rain in the doorway of his home.[11]
But Tarleton misunderstood Crawford’s instructions and deployed his troops on the wrong road heading north. The rain had finally stopped, and as dawn approached, Tarleton’s Green Horse trotted through the wet and muddy countryside toward what they were under the impression was the Rebel camp, not knowing they were heading in the wrong direction. Once Tarleton realized they were moving in the wrong direction, he halted the column and turned it around.[12]
The Second Continental Dragoons were on the southern side of Pound Ridge, quartered at the farm owned by Major Ebenezer Lockwood, who the British wanted. The Regimental commander, Col. Elisha Sheldon, had rejoined his soldiers on July 1st. In response to the spy Kinnicutt’s warning, he posted vedettes, mounted sentries along the roads north of Pound Ridge, and placed Lockwood’s militia contingent on high alert. Major Eli Leavenworth’s Connecticut Light infantrymen were deployed along the road to the west. Sheldon had his contingents on high alert. The pickets were out in force, and dragoons were ready in the saddle.[13]
At dawn, the Crown forces had not launched their attack, and Sheldon had no reason to keep his dragoons in the saddle. He had them dismount. Sheldon dispatched Tallmadge with a detachment of Dragoons to perform a reconnaissance to indicate who made up the approaching column coming down the road.[14]
The British column was moving south towards Pound Ridge while Tallmadge and a detachment of dragoons were riding north. The American patrol and British mounted forces carried on at a rapid pace towards the Lockwood farm. As the British troops charged down the road, yelling with wielded sabers; the remainder of Sheldon’s dragoons were in the saddle at their billets on the Lockwood Farm.[15] Tarleton’s column was restricted in their deployment, for the roads running in and out of the villages were narrow. He was able to deploy between six to eight horses within the rather limited width of the road. The British mounted force was moving with intense speed as they charged toward the American camp. Benjamin Tallmadge stated that the enemy charge toward the American camp was aggressive and violent.[16]
Both sides suddenly found themselves in a melee in which the opponents showed skill, discipline, and bravado. As Sheldon’s dragoons began to withdraw, Major Lockwood ordered his men to scatter into the woods, thereby avoiding capture. Tarleton’s troops were charged with energy and moved quickly towards the rebel troops. According to Colonel Sheldon, “…the enemy pushed hard on our rear for more than two miles. In the course of which scattering fire was kept up between their advance and our rear, and a constant charge with the sword.” As the British mounted forces began to catch up with their host, an American Private named John Buckhout was singled out by a British dragoon who stated, “there you damned rebel, or I’ll blow your brains out.” [17] The British dragoon fired and the ball from his flintlock pistol grazed the scalp as it knocked off his head gear. Buckhout stated in return, to the British dragoon that “a little more and you wouldn’t have touched me.” [18] and moved quickly on his way. Another dragoon was wounded in the head by a British saber; he was able to swing back at the attacker and slash him in the face. There was no doubt both sides suffered casualties.
Tarleton was attempting a flanking maneuver to cut off Sheldon’s retreat. Difficult terrain impeded the ability of the British to carry out such a maneuver. As Tarleton began to realize that obtaining the enemy’s flank would most likely not happen, he returned his command to the vicinity of Pound Ridge. Major Lockwood’s militia was in the process of establishing his contingent following their withdrawal.[19] Lockwood posted the militia in a nearby swamp where they unleashed a volley on Tarleton’s troopers which had little impact. Tarleton, infuriated by the militia’s volley, decided to take vengeance, and ordered that the home of Major Lockwood, commander of the local militia, be razed to the ground. In the home of Major Lockwood, were two surgeons one serving with the Continental Army and the other with the Crown forces who were treating the wounded. They vehemently protested Tarleton from torching the home that was used as a makeshift aid station. [20] Despite the protest, Tarleton had the wounded evacuated from Lockwood’s home and ordered it torched. Any remaining military equipment would also be put to the torch.
Just as the fire was to be ignited, a unit of militia commanded by Ebenezer Lockwood, the brother of Joseph, fired on the Crown forces and drove them away. As the Crown forces were plundering the home of Lockwood and torching some structures in the town, as well as obtaining sixteen head of cattle, Connecticut infantrymen under Major Leavenworth’s command conducted a rapid advance towards Pound Ridge. They were able to cut the Crown forces axis of withdrawal. It became apparent to Tarleton that a withdrawal was necessary. Therefore, Tarleton gave the order to his command for them to make their way back to their encampment at Mile Square.[21] Tarleton abandoned his captured cattle as an impediment and burned Bedford’s church and a Patriot-owned tavern. Sheldon’s Dragoons and Leavenworth’s Connecticut infantry re-formed and pursued the raiders as far as the North Castle Church, another three miles west of Bedford, but were unable to overtake them. The British finally reached their camp at Mile Square at about 10:00 PM.
The entire operation lasted around twenty-four hours. Upon his return, Tarleton sat down and wrote his after action report. He reported to Clinton that his casualties were rather trifling, including one dead and one wounded.[22] Despite the mission not being a total success, Tarleton took the liberty to portray it that way. Rebel forces were still intact and capable of carrying out operations and Ebenezer Lockwood was still at large. However, Clinton brought into Tarleton’s report and notified the War Office in England that his summer campaign was meeting with success.[23]
As for the rebel forces. Their casualties amounted to ten wounded. Four soldiers as well as civilians were captured that included Major Lockwood’s son-in-Law. The colors of the Second Dragoon Regiment were lost along with equipment, personnel baggage, and military correspondence of Major Tallmadge. The loss of the correspondence included intelligence information regarding Washington’s spy ring activities in New York City. Upon the arrival of Moylan’s detachment of Dragoons at Pound Ridge, the American rebels were able to continue their operations until the British Legion, in a vengeful return, burned the village of Bedford to the ground. Most of the infantry detachments in Westchester were redeployed to Connecticut to deal with raids launched by Clinton. Clinton meanwhile held positions at Stony Point and Paulus Hook. [24] Washington conducted sorties against these posts and was successful in their capture. Despite Tarleton claiming victory at Pound Ridge, and with the capture of Stony Point and Paulus Hook by the Continentals, Clinton’s campaign was blunted. This left the rebels in control of the artery of the colonies, the Hudson River.[25]
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Endnotes and Resources
[1] Knight, John. War at Saber Point: Banastre Tarleton and the British Legion. Yardley, Pennsylvania, Westholme Publishing, 2020. p. 75 – 76 The Battle of Pound Ridge, 1779: . Retrieved: 4/4/25.
[2] Tarleton: Before he became “Bloody Ban.” Retrieved: 3/10/25. Thacher, James. A Military Journal During the American Revolutionary War, from 1775 to 1783. Boston: Richardson and Lord, 1823. P. 284 – 285.
[3]Knight, John. War at Saber Point: Banastre Tarleton and the British Legion. Yardley, Pennsylvania, Westholme Publishing, 2020. p. 75 – 76 The Battle of Pound Ridge, 1779: Retrieved: 4/4/25. Tarleton: Before he became “Bloody Ban.” Retrieved: 3/10/25. Hayes, John T. Prelude to Glory: Tarleton and SImcoe, 1779. Fort Lauderdale, Florida: The Saddlebag Press. p. 32 – 33.
[4] Edited by Piecuch, Jim. Cavalry of the American Revolution. Yardley, Pennsylvania: Westholme Publishing, 2020. p. 58 – 59. Lockwood, James B. The Skirmish at Pound Ridge. The Magazine of American History. Vol. 3. 1879. p. 685-687.
[5] Schellhammer, Michael. George Washington and the Final British Campaign for the Hudson River, 1779. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company, Inc., Publishers, 2012. p. 95. Bass, Robert R. The Green Dragoon: The Lives of Banastre Tarleton and Mary Robinson. New York: Henry Holt Publishing. P. 11 – 22.Tarleton: Before he became “Bloody Ban.” Retrieved: 3/10/25. Bolton, Robert Jr. History of the County of Westchester. Its First Settlement to Present Time, Volume II. 1848: Alexander S. Gould, New York, NY. p. 13.
[6] Schellhammer, Michael. George Washington and the Final British Campaign for the Hudson River, 1779. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company, Inc., Publishers, 2012. p. 90 – 93. Bass, Robert R. The Green Dragoon: The Lives of Banastre Tarleton and Mary Robinson. New York: Henry Holt Publishing. p. 11 – 22.Tarleton: Before he became “Bloody Ban.” . Retrieved: 3/10/25. The Battle of Pound Ridge, 1779: . Retrieved: 4/4/25. Tallmadge, Benjamin. Memoir of Colonel Benjamin Tallmadge, Prepared by Himself, at the Request of His Children (New York, 1858), p. 17.
[7] Hayes, John T. Connecticut’s Revolutionary Cavalry: Sheldon’s Horse. Chester, Connecticut: Pequot, 1975. p. 25 – 30..Tarleton: Before he became “Bloody Ban.” Retrieved: 3/10/25. The Battle of Pound Ridge, 1779: Retrieved: 4/4/25.
[8] Schellhammer, Michael. George Washington and the Final British Campaign for the Hudson River, 1779. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company, Inc., Publishers, 2012. p. 90 – 93. Bass, Robert R. The Green Dragoon: The Lives of Banastre Tarleton and Mary Robinson. New York: Henry Holt Publishing. p. 11 – 22.Tarleton: Before he became “Bloody Ban.” Retrieved: 3/10/25. The Battle of Pound Ridge, 1779: Retrieved: 4/4/25. Tallmadge, Benjamin. Memoir of Colonel Benjamin Tallmadge, Prepared by Himself, at the Request of His Children (New York, 1858), p. 17.
[9] Washington to Moylan, June 28, 1779, Washington Papers. Hayes, John T. Prelude to Glory: Tarleton and SImcoe, 1779. Fort Lauderdale, Florida: The Saddlebag Press. p. 32 – 33. Lockwood, James B. The Skirmish at Pound Ridge. Volume. 3. 1879. p. 1 – 3.
[10]Edited by Piecuch, Jim. Cavalry of the American Revolution. Yardley, Pennsylvania: Westholme Publishing, 2020. p. 64 – 65. Lockwood, James B. The Skirmish at Pound Ridge. The Magazine of American History. Vol. 3. 1879. p. 685-687.
[11]Washington to Moylan, June 28, 1779, Washington Papers. Hayes, John T. Prelude to Glory: Tarleton and Simcoe, 1779. Fort Lauderdale, Florida: The Saddlebag Press. p. 32 – 33. Lockwood, James B. The Skirmish at Pound Ridge. Volume. 3. 1879. p. 1 – 3. Edited by Piecuch, Jim. Cavalry of the American Revolution. Yardley, Pennsylvania: Westholme Publishing, 2020. p. 64 – 65. Lockwood, James B. The Skirmish at Pound Ridge. The Magazine of American History. Vol. 3. 1879. p. 685-687. Schellhammer, Michael. George Washington and the Final British Campaign for the Hudson River, 1779. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company, Inc., Publishers, 2012. p. 90 – 93. Bass, Robert R. The Green Dragoon: The Lives of Banastre Tarleton and Mary Robinson. New York: Henry Holt Publishing. p. 11 – 22.Tarleton: Before he became “Bloody Ban.” Retrieved: 3/10/25. The Battle of Pound Ridge, 1779: Retrieved: 4/4/25.
[12] Schellhammer, Michael. George Washington and the Final British Campaign for the Hudson River, 1779. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland Washington to Moylan, June 28, 1779, Washington Papers. Hayes, John T. Prelude to Glory: Tarleton and Simcoe, 1779. Fort Lauderdale, Florida: The Saddlebag Press. p. 32 – 33. Lockwood, James B. The Skirmish at Pound Ridge. Volume. 3. 1879. p. 1 – 3. Edited by Piecuch, Jim. Cavalry of the American Revolution. Yardley, Pennsylvania: Westholme Publishing, 2020. p. 64 – 67. Lockwood, James B. The Skirmish at Pound Ridge. The Magazine of American History. Vol. 3. 1879. p. 685-687. Schellhammer, Michael. George Washington and the Final British Campaign for the Hudson River, 1779. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company, Inc., Publishers, 2012. p. 90 – 93. Bass, Robert R. The Green Dragoon: The Lives of Banastre Tarleton and Mary Robinson. New York: Henry Holt Publishing. p. 11 – 22.Tarleton: Before he became “Bloody Ban.” Retrieved: 3/10/25. The Battle of Pound Ridge, 1779: Retrieved: 4/4/25. and Company, Inc., Publishers, 2012. p. 92 – 93.
[13] Tarleton: Before he became “Bloody Ban.” Retrieved: 3/10/25. The Battle of Pound Ridge, 1779: Retrieved: 4/4/25.Schellhammer, Michael. George Washington and the Final British Campaign for the Hudson River, 1779. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company, Inc., Publishers, 2012. p. 97 – 99. Bass, Robert R. The Green Dragoon: The Lives of Banastre Tarleton and Mary Robinson. New York: Henry Holt Publishing. p. 11 – 22.
[14]Washington to Moylan, June 28, 1779, Washington Papers. Hayes, John T. Prelude to Glory: Tarleton and Simcoe, 1779. Fort Lauderdale, Florida: The Saddlebag Press. p. 32 – 33. Lockwood, James B. The Skirmish at Pound Ridge. Volume. 3. 1879. p. 1 – 3. Edited by Piecuch, Jim. Cavalry of the American Revolution. Yardley, Pennsylvania: Westholme Publishing, 2020. p. 66 – 67. Lockwood, James B. The Skirmish at Pound Ridge. The Magazine of American History. Vol. 3. 1879. p. 685-687. Schellhammer, Michael. George Washington and the Final British Campaign for the Hudson River, 1779. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company, Inc., Publishers, 2012. p. 90 – 93. Bass, Robert R. The Green Dragoon: The Lives of Banastre Tarleton and Mary Robinson. New York: Henry Holt Publishing. p. 11 – 22.Tarleton: Before he became “Bloody Ban.” Retrieved: 3/10/25. The Battle of Pound Ridge, 1779:Retrieved: 4/4/25.
[15] Tarleton: Before he became “Bloody Ban.” Retrieved: 3/10/25. The Battle of Pound Ridge, 1779: Retrieved: 4/4/25.Schellhammer, Michael. George Washington and the Final British Campaign for the Hudson River, 1779. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company, Inc., Publishers, 2012. p. 97 – 100. Bass, Robert R. The Green Dragoon: The Lives of Banastre Tarleton and Mary Robinson. New York: Henry Holt Publishing. p. 11 – 22.
[16] Washington to Moylan, June 28, 1779, Washington Papers. Hayes, John T. Prelude to Glory: Tarleton and Simcoe, 1779. Fort Lauderdale, Florida: The Saddlebag Press. p. 33 – 34. Lockwood, James B. The Skirmish at Pound Ridge. Volume. 3. 1879. p. 1 – 3. Edited by Piecuch, Jim. Cavalry of the American Revolution. Yardley, Pennsylvania: Westholme Publishing, 2020. p. 66 – 67. Lockwood, James B. The Skirmish at Pound Ridge. The Magazine of American History. Vol. 3. 1879. p. 685-687. Schellhammer, Michael. George Washington and the Final British Campaign for the Hudson River, 1779. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company, Inc., Publishers, 2012. p. 90 – 93. Bass, Robert R. The Green Dragoon: The Lives of Banastre Tarleton and Mary Robinson. New York: Henry Holt Publishing. p. 11 – 22.Tarleton: Before he became “Bloody Ban.” Retrieved: 3/10/25. The Battle of Pound Ridge, 1779: Retrieved: 4/4/25.
[17]Hayes, John T. Prelude to Glory: Tarleton and Simcoe, 1779. Fort Lauderdale, Florida: The Saddlebag Press. p. 32 – 33. Lockwood, James B. The Skirmish at Pound Ridge. Volume. 3. 1879. p. 1 – 3. Edited by Piecuch, Jim. Cavalry of the American Revolution. Yardley, Pennsylvania: Westholme Publishing, 2020. p. 66 – 67. Lockwood, James B. The Skirmish at Pound Ridge. The Magazine of American History. Vol. 3. 1879. p. 685-687. Schellhammer, Michael. George Washington and the Final British Campaign for the Hudson River, 1779. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company, Inc., Publishers, 2012. p. 90 – 93. Bass, Robert R. The Green Dragoon: The Lives of Banastre Tarleton and Mary Robinson. New York: Henry Holt Publishing. p. 11 – 22.Tarleton: Before he became “Bloody Ban.”
[18]Lockwood, James B. The Skirmish at Pound Ridge. The Magazine of American History. Vol. 3. 1879. p. 685-687. Schellhammer, Michael. George Washington and the Final British Campaign for the Hudson River, 1779. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company, Inc., Publishers, 2012. p. 90 – 93. Bass, Robert R. The Green Dragoon: The Lives of Banastre Tarleton and Mary Robinson. New York: Henry Holt Publishing. p. 11 – 22.Tarleton: Before he became “Bloody Ban.”
[19] Schellhammer, Michael. George Washington and the Final British Campaign for the Hudson River, 1779. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland Washington to Moylan, June 28, 1779, Washington Papers. Hayes, John T. Prelude to Glory: Tarleton and Simcoe, 1779. Fort Lauderdale, Florida: The Saddlebag Press. p. 32 – 33. Lockwood, James B. The Skirmish at Pound Ridge. Volume. 3. 1879. p. 1 – 3. Edited by Piecuch, Jim. Cavalry of the American Revolution. Yardley, Pennsylvania: Westholme Publishing, 2020. p. 65 – 68. Lockwood, James B. The Skirmish at Pound Ridge. The Magazine of American History. Vol. 3. 1879. p. 685-687. Schellhammer, Michael. George Washington and the Final British Campaign for the Hudson River, 1779. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company, Inc., Publishers, 2012. p. 90 – 93. Bass, Robert R. The Green Dragoon: The Lives of Banastre Tarleton and Mary Robinson. New York: Henry Holt Publishing. p. 11 – 22.Tarleton: Before he became “Bloody Ban.” Retrieved: 3/10/25. The Battle of Pound Ridge, 1779: Retrieved: 4/4/25. and Company, Inc., Publishers, 2012. p. 92 – 93.
[20]Lockwood, James B. The Skirmish at Pound Ridge. The Magazine of American History. Vol. 3. 1879. p. 685-687. Schellhammer, Michael. George Washington and the Final British Campaign for the Hudson River, 1779. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company, Inc., Publishers, 2012. p. 90 – 93. Bass, Robert R. The Green Dragoon: The Lives of Banastre Tarleton and Mary Robinson. New York: Henry Holt Publishing. p. 11 – 22.Tarleton: Before he became “Bloody Ban.” Retrieved: 3/10/25. The Battle of Pound Ridge, 1779: Retrieved: 4/4/25.
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[24] Henry Clinton to George Germain, New York, 25 July 1779, in Davies, K. G., ed., Documents of the American Revolution 1770 – 1783, Colonial Office Series. Shannon: Irish University Press, 1972. 17: 168 – 170. Wilcox, William B. Portrait of a General: Sir Henry Clinton in the War of Independence. New York: Knopf, 1964. p. 263.
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