[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] the morning of the 3d of February, 1780, about 9 o'clock, (says » American State Papers on Revolutionary claims. Doc. 600, page 858. b See Westchester Spy, by Fennimore Cooper. 352 HISTORY OF THE General Heath,) ilie enemy made an attack on Lieut. Col. Thomp-son, who commanded the troops on the lines; the colonel's force consisted of two hundred and fifty men, in five companies, properly Dl^cered; they were instructed to move between Croton River and the White Plains, Hudson's River and Bedford; never to remain long at any one place, that the enemy might not be able to learn their manner of doing duty, or form a plan for stri-king them in any particular situation. The colonel had for some days taken post himself at Young's, not far from the White Plains. Capt. W\atson, with his company, was with the Lieut. Colonel; Capt. Roberts and Capt. Stoddard, with their companies, were on the right; Capt. Lieutenant Farley, and Capt. Cooper, on the left. The force of tlie enemy consisted of four flank companies of the first and second British regiments of guards, detachments from two Hessian battalions, some mounted yaugers,and mounted refu-gees— the whole under the command of Colonel Norton, of the