A Sign at the Silver Lake Preserve, near Horton's Mill Pond (now Silver Lake) and along the Road to Connecticut, in West Harrison, commemorating the Battle of White Plains and the action at Merritt Hill, which is south of these locations. |
Another sign, commemorating the battle, which shows a flag that was said to have been carried by American troops. |
The Road to Connecticut (now Lake Street), from the direction of the American position on Merritt Hill. |
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During the Battle of White Plains, one engagement occurred at near the Field Tavern, on Merritt Hill, northeast of Chatterton's Hill, along the Road to Connecticut (now Lake Street), when 20 British cavalry and a column of infantry were forced to retreat, back to White Plains, after being fired upon by a cannon, under the command of Lieutenant Fenno, on Merritt Hill, which unhorsed one cavalryman, who was in a wheatfield, at the bottom of Merritt Hill, on the right side of the Road to Connecticut and in front of British troops. The British troops had been advancing on the American defensive positions at Hatfield Hill, which was under the command of General Heath and across from Merritt Hill, and John Horton's Grist Mill, where the Americans had stored most of their supplies. The fortified position on Merritt Hill, which is in front of the Mamaroneck River and Horton's Mill Pond (now Silver Lake), was held by the American 2nd New York County Battalion, under the command of Colonel William Malcolm.
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The American position on Merritt Hill, from the direction of the British advance. |
Looking towards the direction of Hatfield Hill, near the American position on Merritt Hill. |
Looking down the Road to Connecticut, towards the direction of White Plains and Purdy Hill, which is northeast of Chatterton's Hill and on the other side of the Bronx River, from Horton's Mill Pond. Purdy Hill was fortified and held by American troops under the command of Major General Israel Putnam and General George Washington. |
Looking up towards the American position on Merritt Hill, from the direction of the British advance, on the Road to Connecticut and at the bottom of Hatfield Hill, near John Horton's Mill, where the Americans had stored most of their supplies. |
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Horton's Mill Pond, near the Road to Connecticut. This area is now Liberty Park. |
Looking towards Hatfield Hill, from the Road to Connecticut, near John Horton's Grist Mill. |
A cannon commemorating the Battle of White Plains and the action at Merritt Hill, at the Silver Lake Preserve, near Horton's Mill Pond and along the Road to Connecticut, and north of the action at Merritt Hill. |
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