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History of Westchester County, New York — Passage 158 (part 9)
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] The parties which reciprocally served for defense and offense on the enemy's side comprised several well known bodies of horse and foot — notably the Queen's Bangers under Simcoe, de Lancey's corps of Westchester County Befugees, and forces led by Tarleton, Emmerick, and others. The Americans were locally styled in Westchester County the Upper Parti/, and the British the Lower Party. In addition to the regular troopers on either side, there were numerous unau-thorized and wholly illegal bands, organized principally for private plunder, called Skinners and Cowboys, the former being of professed