Battle of Pell's Point

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Battle of Pell's Point Part of the American Revolutionary War Date October 18, 1776 Location Bronx, New York Result British Victory Combatants Continental Army British Army Hessian Army Commanders John Glover William Howe Strength 750 3,000 Casualties 8 killed, 13 wounded 25 killed or wounded {note history "The Hessians" lists Hessian casualties from Oct 9th to Oct 23rd 1776 (including Chatterton Hill {White Plains} as 13 killed; 63 wounded; 23 missing [1]}

New York and New Jersey, 1776–1777 Long Island – Kip's Bay – Harlem Heights – Pell's Point – White Plains – Fort Washington – 1st Trenton – 2nd Trenton – Princeton – Forage War – Bound Brook

The Battle of Pell's Point, also known as the Battle of Pelham, was a skirmish during the American Revolutionary War. It took place on October 18, 1776, in what is now part of Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx, New York City.

General George Washington's troops were hiding in the area now known as Rodman's Neck when British warships dropped anchor and made a beachhead on Pell's Point (the southern tip of Rodman's Neck). According to local legend, Washington and Colonel John Glover stood on Glover's Rock and witnessed the invasion from across the meadow.

Washington ordered his troops to fall back to White Plains, New York (see the Battle of White Plains), leaving Colonel Glover and his 750 troops of the 14th Continental Regiment from Marblehead, Massachusetts ("The Marbleheaders") to defend Rodman's Neck against 3,000 British and Hessian troops.

History concedes the battle of Pell's Point was won by British Forces after a sharp fight for the beachhead.^{[citation needed]} Glover was forced to withdraw, reporting his losses at eight killed and 13 wounded while inflicting around 25 casualties on the attacking British troops. However Washington's retreat to upstate helped him win the American Revolution.

[edit] External links

• NYC Parks Official Website
• William Abbatt, The Battle of Pell's Point (Or Pelham) October 18, 1776
• Otto Hufeland, Westchester County During the American Revolution Chapter V
• Brief history from Pelham Bay Park

New York in the American Revolutionary War

Pre-war: Sons of Liberty 1775: Invasion of Canada – Capture of Fort Ticonderoga 1776: New York and New Jersey campaign – Battle of Long Island – New York Prison Ships Begin – Landing at Kip's Bay – Battle of Harlem Heights – Great Fire of New York – Execution of Nathan Hale – Battle of Valcour Island – Battle of Pell's Point – Battle of White Plains – Battle of Fort Washington 1777: Meigs Raid – Saratoga campaign – Battle of Ticonderoga – Battle of Hubbardton – Battle of Fort Ann – Battle of Oriskany – Battle of Saratoga – Battle of Freeman's Farm – Battle of Bemis Heights 1778: Setauket Spy Ring Launched – Battle of Cobleskill – West Point established – Cherry Valley massacre 1779: Battle of Stony Point – Sullivan Expedition – Battle of Newtown 1780: First Purple Heart – André Capture Reveals Traitor Benedict Arnold 1781: HMS Culloden Runs Aground at Montauk – Washington Calls Off Invasion of New York to Support Yorktown 1782: Washington's Headquarters at Newburgh – Newburgh letter – 1783: Newburgh conspiracy – British Evacuate New York – Washington's Farewell to His Officers