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The Life of George Washington, Vol. 3 (of 5)

CHAPTER II
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Of one hundred and four privates, sixty-seven were killed, wounded, and taken.

The number of prisoners, amounting to about forty, is stated to have been increased by the humanity of one of Gray's captains, who, notwithstanding his orders, gave quarter to the whole of the fourth troop.

Colonel Baylor and Major Clough, who were both wounded with the bayonet, the first dangerously, the last mortally, were among the prisoners.
[Sidenote: September 30.] [Sidenote: Captain Donop, with his corps, attacked by Colonel Butler, and defeated.] Three days after this affair, Colonel Richard Butler, with a detachment of infantry, assisted by Major Lee with a part of his cavalry, fell in with a small party of chasseurs and yagers under Captain Donop, which he instantly charged, and, without the loss of a man, killed ten on the spot, and took the officer commanding the chasseur, and eighteen of the yagers, prisoners.

Only the extreme roughness of the country, which impeded the action of the cavalry, and prevented part of the infantry from coming up, enabled a man of the enemy to escape.

Some interest was taken at the time in this small affair, because it seemed, in some measure, to revenge the loss of Colonel Baylor.
After completing their forage, the British army returned to New York.
[Sidenote: Expedition of the British against Egg Harbour.] This movement had been, in part, designed to cover an expedition against Little Egg Harbour, which was completely successful; and the works and store-houses at the place, as well as the merchandise and vessels, were entirely destroyed.
[Sidenote: Pulaski surprised, and his infantry cut off.] It has been already stated that Count Pulaski had been appointed general of the American cavalry.


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