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Browsing named entities in Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing). You can also browse the collection for Virginians or search for Virginians in all documents.
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bacon , Nathaniel , 1642 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Dunmore , John Murray , Earl of, 1732 -1809 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Garfield , James Abram 1831 -1881 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gettysburg , battle of. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Harlem Plains , action at. (search)
Harlem Plains, action at.
On the morning of Sept. 16, 1776, the British advanced guard, under Colonel Leslie, occupied the rocky heights now at the northern end of the Central Park.
His force was composed of British infantry and Highlanders, with several pieces of artillery.
Descending to Harlem Plains, they
Battle-field of Harlem Plains, 1845, from the old Block-House. were met by some Virginians under Major Leitch, and Connecticut Rangers under Colonel Knowlton.
A desperate conflict ensued.
Washington soon reinforced the Americans with some Maryland and New England troops, with whom Generals Putnam, Greene, and others took part to encourage the men. The British were pushed back to the rocky heights, where they were reinforced by Germans, when the Americans fell back towards Harlem Heights.
In this spirited engagement the Americans lost about sixty men, including Major Leitch and Colonel Knowlton, who were killed.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Lafayette , Marie Jean Paul Roch Yves Gilbert Motier , Marquis de 1757 - (search)