White Plains Battle

Battle of White Plains
Part of the American Revolutionary War
Battle of White Plains Historic Site
Date October 28, 1776 Location White Plains, New York Coordinates: 41°2′24″N 73°46′43″W / 41.04000°N 73.77861°W / 41.04000; -73.77861 Result British victory
Belligerents
United States	Great Britain Hesse-Kassel
Commanders and leaders
George Washington Alexander McDougall Joseph Spencer	William Howe
Strength
McDougall: 1,600 Spencer: 1,500	4,000–7,500
Casualties and losses
McDougall: 28 killed 126 wounded 16 captured Spencer: 22 killed 24 wounded 1 missing Total: 50 killed 150 wounded 17 captured or missing	47 killed 182 wounded 4 missing

McDougall: 28 killed
126 wounded
16 captured
Spencer: 22 killed
24 wounded
1 missing

The Battle of White Plains was a battle in the New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War fought on October 28, 1776, near White Plains, New York. Following the retreat of George Washington's Continental Army northward from New York City, British General William Howe landed troops in Westchester County, intending to cut off Washington's escape route. Alerted to this move, Washington retreated farther, establishing a position in the village of White Plains but failed to establish firm control over local high ground. Howe's troops drove Washington's troops from a hill near the village; following this loss, Washington ordered the Americans to retreat farther north.

Later British movements chased Washington across New Jersey and into Pennsylvania. Washington then crossed the Delaware and surprised a brigade of Hessian troops in the December 26 Battle of Trenton.

British General William Howe, after evacuating Boston in March 1776, regrouped in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and embarked in June on a campaign to gain control of New York City. The campaign began with an unopposed landing on Staten Island in early July. British troops made another unopposed landing on Long Island on August 22, south of the areas where General George Washington's Continental Army had organized significant defenses around Brooklyn Heights.

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