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pursuit of their mam body, with his brigade j: 

 consisting of the light troops, grenadiers, and 

 some other corps. Major general Reidesel was 

 also ordered to join in the pursuit, with the 

 greater part of the Brunswick troops, either to- 

 support Frazier, or to act separately, as occa- 

 sions and circumstances might require. Fra- 

 zier continued the pursuit through the day,- 

 and having received intelligence that the rear of 

 the American army was at no great distance, 

 ordered his troops to lie that night upon their 

 arms. On July the seventh, at five in the morn- 

 ing, he came up with the Americans. Warner 

 commanded, and had with him besides his omi 

 regiment, the regiments of colonels Francis and 

 Hale. The British advanced boldly to the at- 

 tack, and the two bodies formed v/ithin about 

 sixty yards of each other. Frazier began the 

 attack about seven o'clock, expecting every 

 moment to be joined by Reidesel. Hale, being 

 aware of the danger, never brought his regiment- 

 to the charge, but retired ; and Warner was 

 left to support the battle, with about seven or 

 eight himdred men. The conflict was fierce" 

 and bloody. Francis fell at the head of his re- 

 giment, fighting with great resolution and brave- 

 ry. Warner was well supported by his officers 

 and men, and behaved with the most spirited 

 resolution and gallantry ; and so imj^etuous was 

 his attack, that the Britisii troops broke and 

 gave way. They soon however recovered from 

 their disorder, formed again, and advanced upon 

 the Americans with' their bayonets ; when they, 

 in their turn, were put into disorder ; and the 

 event of the battle was critical and dubious. At 



