240 the SERVICES OF LIEUT.-COLONEL FRANCIS DOWNMAH, R.A, 
ments, which had been covering the flanks cf the artillery, provision 
train and baggage, were ordered to the rear with two 3-prs., and the 
2nd brigade of the British was halted to reinforce them in case of 
necessity. The enemy, however, did not make any farther attack 
upon this column, but the engagement with the left column was of a 
much more serious nature. 
Mr. Washington, having crossed the Delaware at Correll’s 
Ferry with his whole force, marched to Hopewell township about 
five miles from Princetown, when he halted till the 25th instant, 
making large detachments under Wayne, La Fayette, and Mor¬ 
gan. On the 28th in the morning he marched to English-town, 
about five miles from Monmouth, having an advanced corps of 
5,000 men under General Lee, which about 8 o’clock in the morning 
came up with the rear of the left division, but were soon repulsed and 
driven back with little or no loss on our part. General Clinton 
being apprehensive in case of his not pushing them further, that they 
might fall iu with our light column, which was much encumbered 
with provision waggons and baggage of the whole army, therefore 
continued his pursuit and between 11 and 12 o’clock fell in with the 
main body of their army, when a very heavy cannonade supported by 
musketry took place on both sides for several hours, and the enemy 
were driven from height to height beyond the village of Freehold, 
but night coming on, General Clinton thought proper to make a 
junction with his other column, which he effected about nine o’clock 
the next morning, the troops having been 30 hours without halting or 
hardly any refreshment for man or horse. Many more men died 
through fatigue alone than fell by the hands of the enemy. The loss on 
the part of the King’s army amounted to about 340 killed, wounded and 
missing, and fell chiefly upon Captain Williamson’s and Standish’s 
brigades of artillery, 1st battalion of guards and the two battalions of 
British grenadiers. The most mortifying circumstance attending the 
action was that notwithstanding the enemy was beat back in every 
attack and our troops kept the field till 12 o’clock at night, we were 
under the necessity of leaving a great part of our wounded officers 
and men behind for want of sufficient waggons to bring them off. 
Lieutenant-General Knyphausen’s column halted at sunset at a place 
called Hut Swamp, about two and a half miles from Middleton, where 
he encamped in nearly a circular form with his rear to Middleton. 
June 29th .—Soon after General Clinton’s division had joined the 
other, Major-General Grant was pushed forward to Middleton with 
the 1st and 2nd brigades of British, the 2nd battalion of light infantry 
and the 16th regiment of dragoons, and at 4 o’clock in the afternoon 
the Hessian brigades of Sterne and Walworth took the same route, 
followed at 5 by the park of artillery, provision train, and baggage of 
the army. 
June 30th .—At 4 o’clock in the morning Brigadier-General Leslie’s 
brigade moved forward and took post with their left to Shrewsbury 
river. The park of artillery also moved about 4 miles escorted by 
the brigade of Sterne, and about 10 o’clock in the evening the 
