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engaged in firing upon Emmerick and Tarleton. With a yell, 

 the Indians discovered their new assailants and fired upon 

 them, wounding Simcoe and four of his grenadiers. Being 

 out-flanked and out-numbered the Indians were driven into 

 the open fields south of the lane, where Tarleton and Emmerick 

 gi >t among them with their cavalry. The Indians fought gal- 

 lantly, pulling some of the dragoons from their horses; but the 

 contest was too unequal, and they were forced to flee. The 

 horsemen pursued them over the fields, through the woods, 

 over Tippett's Brook to the heights to the westward of the 

 Albany Road, where the survivors hid themselves behind rocks 

 and in other places of safety and thus escaped. About forty 

 of the Indians were killed and badly wounded, among the 

 former being their old chief Nimham and his son. The chief 

 called to his people to fly, saying: " I am old and can die here." 

 He wounded Simcoe and was killed by Simcoe's orderly. 

 Tarleton led the pursuit, and, while striking a fleeing Indian, 

 lost his balance and fell from his horse. Fortunately for him, 

 but unfortunately for the patriots of the Carolinas, the Indian 

 had no bayonet and his gun was discharged, so that Tarleton 

 escaped. During the pursuit, Simcoe and his rangers seized 

 the heights at Husted's and captured an American captain and 

 several of his men ; but the main body under Gist and Stewart 

 escaped. The bodies of the dead Indians were buried in the 

 clearing in Van Cortlandt's woods where they fell; and the 

 place has since been known as "Indian Field." 



On October third, Lieutenant Gill of Moylan's dragoons 

 was patrolling in Eastchester, when he discovered a body of 

 cavalry in his rear; he either had to surrender or cut his way 

 through. He chose the latter alternative and forced his way 

 through, when he found a body of infantry behind the horse; 

 these he also charged ; but his horse was wounded in the melee 



