[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] It was here, in November, 1776, that Charles Lee came after the failure of his brilliant scheme to entrap Rofers, the renegade, and here he hatl the difficulty with General Heath, told of by the latter n his memoirs. * St. Peter's and Baptist rhurohes in the old village. 376 HISTORY OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY. to endeavor to capture Cornwallis' army in Virginia. The American army, August l'Jth, began to retrace its steps to King's Ferry by way of Sing Sing and the French to march to the same point via North Cas-tle and Crompond. By the 26th both armies were west of the Hudson. Heath, who was to be left in command here, followed the French; was at Crompond on tli e night of the 22d, and on the following day took up a strong position at Peekskill.1 September lltli the army moved from its encampment at Peeks-kill to Bald Hill, while Huntington was sent toward the Sound on account of the descent of Arnold into Connecticut. He went as far as Bedford and re-turned on the 13th. August 22, 1782, the American troops began to as-semble from points at Verplanck's Point for the prop-er reception of the French army, then approaching the Hudson River from its winter cantonment in Vir-ginia.1 " 2!>th. An order of encampment and battle for the American army was published. The army was to encamp in one line, with a reserve; the New Jersey and New York troops were to form a division, under command of Major-General St..