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When Glover discovered them he immediately notified Lee at Valen- 

 tine's Hill; but receiving neither orders nor support, he set about 

 to check the British on his own account with his meager brigade. 

 He stationed the various regiments under his command behind stone 

 fences along either side of the road leading to City Island. He 

 posted his own regiment on the Heights overlooking the Hutchin- 

 son River, under command of Captain Curtis. 



As the British advance guard came up to the City Island Road, 

 Glover met them with an advance guard of forty men. After 

 an interchange of shots, the patriots, outnumbered by the enemy, 

 retreated along the road. The British pursued them but were soon 

 routed by Read's regiment which opened fire upon them from be- 

 hind a stone fence. The enemy returned with a larger force, but 

 were again repulsed by Read's men. Read now withdrew beyond 

 Shepard's regiment on the opposite side of the road. 



The British pursued the retiring regiment in solid columns, 

 but were thrown into confusion by Shepard's men who poured 

 several volleys upon the enemy from behind the stone fence. The 

 Americans withdrew behind Baldwin's regiment. They kept up 

 their sharp fire upon the British, but were finally compelled to re- 

 treat by the overwhelming numbers of the enemy. The Battle of 

 Pell's Point kept up for practically all day, but the handful of 

 Americans were no match for the British forces. The Americans 

 lost only six killed and thirteen wounded; while the British loss 

 was in the neighborhood of one thousand killed and wounded. 



"After fighting all day without victuals or drink," writes Col. 

 Glover, "we lay as a picquet all night, the heavens over us and 

 the earth under us, which was all we had, after having left our 

 baggage at the old encampment we left in the morning." 



The next day they were forced to continue the retreat until 

 they reached Mile Square, west of the Bronx River. Their hunger 

 and fatigue were offset by the feeling that they had done a valuable 

 service to their country by delaying Howe and enabling Wash- 

 ington to reach White Plains. Howe reached the coveted place 

 at last but it was too late for his purpose of intercepting Washing- 

 ton in his march northward. The gallantry of Glover and his men 

 saved the day. 



Both Washington and General Lee issued public thanks 'to 

 Col. Glover and the officers and soldiers who were with him in this 

 skirmish, for their merit and good behavior. 



