[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] with their main bodies, were to descend swiftly down through West-chester County and be ready for further immediate operations in force if Kingsbridge should be taken. It was a thorough plan of instant aggression, well calculated to cause Sir Henry Clinton the greatest concern whether it succeeded or failed. The date selected for the combined attempt was the 3d of July. OPERATIONS OF 1TS1 505 On the evening of the 1st of July General Lincoln, with 800 men and several pieces of artillery, left the camp in the vicinity of Peek-skill, marched to Teller's (Croton) Point, and put his expedition on board of boats, which were rowed with muffled oars down the Hud-son to the present Ludlow section of the City of Yonkers. For the purpose of concealment the flotilla was drawn close to the shore. General Lincoln crossed to the west bank, and from the Palisades reconnoitered the Manhattan Island forts. To his disappointment he discovered that a large body of the enemy was encamped there. Thus his intended surprise of Kingsbridge was made impracticable. He returned to his boats and remained in them till before dawn of the 3d, when he landed his men and guns and advanced to a height opposite Kingsbridge ( the site of the former Fort Independence) in order to support de Lauzun in his attack on de Lancey. Tint ill-luck attended this attempt also.