via Todd Braisted 21 November 1776. Washingtons Army retreats from Hackensack. The British Light Infantry take New Bridge, with Cornwallis and his main force just behind. They will not cease their pursuit until the Delaware River... November 21st 1776 We push’d on to New-Bridge, where the Rebels (on our appearance) began to set fire to their Stores, and some houses; but on Our Advancing to the bridge, the[y] fled without effecting as much Mischief as intended; as a good part of the Stores fell into Our hands. On the march one of our flanking partys, fell in with a Rebel advanc’d Guard and kill’d 2, or three of them. This day a body of Light Dragoons landed, and join’d us. At night we took post at Old Bridge, which ye Dastardly Rebels, had broke down, to stop the pursuit. 22 miles from New-York. Lieutenant Henry Stirke, Light Infantry Company, 10th Regiment of Foot. Source: “A British Officers Revolutionary War Journal, 1776-1778”, Maryland Historical Magazine. 56:2 (June, 1961), pp. 164-165. Original in Lloyd W. Smith Collection, Morristown National Historical Park. 21 November 1776. Washingtons Army retreats from Hackensack. The British Light Infantry take New Bridge, with Cornwallis and his main force just behind. They will not cease their pursuit until the Delaware River... November 21st 1776 We push’d on to New-Bridge, where the Rebels (on our appearance) began to set fire to their Stores, and some houses; but on Our Advancing to the bridge, the[y] fled without effecting as much Mischief as intended; as a good part of the Stores fell into Our hands. On the march one of our flanking partys, fell in with a Rebel advanc’d Guard and kill’d 2, or three of them. This day a body of Light Dragoons landed, and join’d us. At night we took post at Old Bridge, which ye Dastardly Rebels, had broke down, to stop the pursuit. 22 miles from New-York. Lieutenant Henry Stirke, Light Infantry Company, 10th Regiment of Foot. Source: “A British Officers Revolutionary War Journal, 1776-1778”, Maryland Historical Magazine. 56:2 (June, 1961), pp. 164-165. Original in Lloyd W. Smith Collection, Morristown National Historical Park.
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