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Breyman, who cornmanded the Germans, w*| 

 slain, with a great number of his men. Thfr 

 Aiperiqans Jk;cpt possession of the ground whicl^, 

 they; had taken ; and nothing put an end to th« 

 action, or left the remaining part of the British 

 camp in quietfiess, but th^ approach and dark- 

 ness of night. 



Tfti^ action was one^ of die most animated 

 and obstinate that had ev^r been fought in A- 

 inerica. Arnold, through the whole of it, was 

 actuated: Hy military rage. In the heat of the 

 engagement, he pat;! jbut little regard to military 

 maxims, and appf^rc-d to be intent on nothing 

 but attacking and bearing down the enemy. 

 The American troops caught the same spirit, 

 and regardless of ^1 consequences, were ready 

 to follow their officers through all dangers and 

 hazards. And never had a Britis|i army met 

 with a more fierce and determined opposition 5 

 they now found the Americans were not only 

 determined to defend thei'r country, but reso- 

 lutely fixed on conquering and captivating tha 

 whole royal army. Besides general Fra?ier and 

 colonel Breyman, several other ofliicers were 

 slain. Sir James Clark, majors Williams and 

 Ackland,werewounded and taken prisoners. The 

 loss of the Americans was verj' small. They had 

 taken two hundred prisoners, nine pieces of ar- 

 tillery, the encampment of a whole German 

 brigade, with all their equipage : And what was 

 of still greater consequence to them, they had. 

 taken a large supply of ammunition, the want o( 

 which had been severely felt in the American 

 camp. 



Whem the day closed, the distress ancj (ja- 



