[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] American Revolution " and in Riving ton's Rotjal Ga-zette, published in New York City February 9, 1780. General Heath was the last surviving major-general of the Revolutionary army, and he died at Roxbury, Massachusetts, his birth-place, on January '24, 1814. The following is his account : " On the morning of the 3d about 9 o'clock, the enemy made an at-tack on Lieut. Col. Thomson, who commanded the troops on the lines; the Colonel's force consisted of 260 men, in five companies, properly officered; 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 striking them in any particular situa-tion. The Colonel had for some days taken post himself at Young's, not far from the White Plains. Capt. Watson, with his company, was with the Lieut. ColoneP; Capt. Roberts and Capt. Stoddard, with their com-panies, were on the right; Capt. Lieut. Farley and ('apt. Cooper on the left. The force of the enemy consisted of the four think companies of the first and second British regiments of the guards — detachments from two Hessian battalions — some mounted rangers, and mounted refugees, the whole under the command of Col. Norton, of the guards. The roads were so filled with snow that the enemy advanced but slowly, and were