Battle of Pell's Point

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The Battle of Pell's Point, also known as the Battle of Pelham, was a skirmish during the American Revolutionary War. It took place on October 18, 1776, in what is now part of the Bronx in New York City.

General George Washington's troops were hiding in the area now known as Rodman's Neck when British warships dropped anchor and made a beachead on Pell's Point (the southern tip of Rodman's Neck). According to local legend, Washington and Colonel John Glover stood on Glover's Rock and witnessed the invasion from across the meadow.

Washington ordered his troops to White Plains, New York (see the Battle of White Plains), leaving Colonel John Glover and his 750 troops ("The Marbleheaders") from Marblehead, Massachusetts to defend Rodman's Neck against 3000 British and Hessian troops.

History concedes the battle of Pell's Point was won by British Forces . The same is for The Battle of White Plains. However Washington's Army retreat to upstate helped him win the American Revolution.

  
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