[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] General Kniphausen, who commanded at Kingsbridge, ap-proved of the enterprise, and ordered a detachment of the Yagers to co-operate in it; Lieut. Col. Emmerick undertook to lead the march, having in his corps people who were well acquainted with the country. " The following disposition was made. Emmerick's infantry, followed by the Queen's Rangers, were to march through the meadows on the side of Valentine's hill, opposite Cortland's ridge, and pass between the rebel sen-tries to Babcock's house, when they would be in the rear of Gist's encamp-ment, which they were iminediately to aUack. Lieut. Col. Tarleton, with the whole of the cavalry, was to proceed to cover the right, and arrive at Valentine's hill by daylight; a detachment of Yagers, under Capt. Wreden, were to march on Cortland's ridge, and to halt opposite to Gist's encampment; and a larger detachment of Yagers, under Major Pruschank, were, at the same time, to be ready to force Philipse's bridge, then to proceed to the bridge op-posite Babcock's house, and to cut off the enemy's retreat by that road. The signal for these divisions moving on was to be noise of storming Gist's en-campment. Lieut. Col. Emmerick conducted the march in so able a manner and the whole corps followed with so much silence, that the enemy's sentinels 488. / • HISTORY OF THE were passed without alarm, and this division gained the heights in the rear, and could see the whole chain of sentinels walking below them.