Howe's 1776 New York Campaign Dispatches Reach Home
Postscript from Whitehall dated December 30 1776 reports General Howe's naval and land actions around New York including landings at Frogs Neck Westchester and King's Bridge, actions at Rochelle Mamaroneck White Plains and Fort Washington, heavy fighting with Hessians and British regiments, captures of prisoners and artillery, and preparations for attacks on King’s Bridge Haerlem Creek and Fort Washington with notes on losses and logistics from October to November.
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Whitehall
Gardner
Wiliam Howe
New- York
Sir William Howe
Lord George Germain
Balfour
New-York
Conneticut
King’s Bridge
Hell Gate
Frogs Neck
West Chester
Carrysfort
Lord Howe
Hotham
Earl Percy
Haerlem
New York
Staten Island
Peélls Point
Hatchinson’s
East Chester
Rochelle
Mulrave
Light Dragoons
Harcourt
17Th Light Dragoons
White Plains
Heister
Roget
Mamaroneck
Agnew
Knyphausen
Fort Washington
Bronx
Valentine’s Hill
Connecticut
North River
Fron
King’s
Sridge
White
Clinton
King’s Army
Rate
William Erskine
Leslie
Donop
Baille
Heffan Grenadiers
Heffians
Terry Town
Carr
Lord Percy
North Castle
Knyphansen
Waldeck
Miles Square
Fordham
Grant
Dobbs’s Ferry
White Plain
Kingsbridge
Knyphausens
Kingibridge
West Chester Rad
King’s Ferry
Jersey
Croton-bridge
Peck’s Hill
Highlands
York
King Bridge
Fort Lee
Wilkinson
Molloy
Patterson
Forsimon
Kniphausen
Raille
Mathew
Haerlém Creek
Lord Cornwallis
Batteaux
Morris
Lord’ Percy
York Iland
Kingbridge
Haerlem Creek
Inyphausen
Grenadiers
Sterling
47T
Pai Gistas
Railley
Kayphauten
Fort-Lite
North
Phipps
Jiog
Earl Cerowallis
Vaughan
Hackining River
16Th Dragoons
Wader
Pifaick River
Brunswick
C. Bec
W. Howe
George Germain
West Chester County
Howey
Majers
Fap-Neck
West-Qheler
Mason
Dastmouth
Torma
Lord Viscount Howe
Eagle
York Island
Kep’s Bay
Last Moth
Hotstam
North Royer
Jefferys Hook
Yorke Iland
Jeph
Parker-in
Barket
Notable British Units Listed for Deployment
The record enumerates military formations including the first and second battalions of light infantry two chauffeur companies two battalions of braush two groups of Hessian grenadiers seven battalions of guards and the 33d and 42d regiments for consideration or action.
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Chaffeurs