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July 18, 2007

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I have previously posted to the Historic Pelham Blog a number of excerpts from British military unit histories that note participation in the Battle of Pelham on October 18, 1776. See:

Wed., November 1, 2006: Two British Military Unit Histories that Note Participation in the Battle of Pelham on October 18, 1776

Thu., January 18, 2007: Three More British Military Unit Histories that Note Participation in the Battle of Pelham on October 18, 1776

Today's posting provides an excerpt from a history of The Fourth, or, The King's Own, Regiment of Foot published in 1839. In it there is mention of the Battle of Pelham and the death of an officer of the Regiment during the battle.

"After this success the army was embarked in flat-bottomed boats, and crossed the East river to York Island, and the KING'S OWN were engaged in the movements by which General Washington was forced to abandon New York; which city was immediately taken possession of by the British.

General Washington having taken up a position in another part of the country, the British troops were again embarked in flat-bottomed boats and landed near West-Chester; thence re-embarking on the 18th of October, passed Frogs-neck and landed at Pell's-point, at the mouth of Hutchinson's river. Advancing from thence, the troops encountered a detachment of provincials; a sharp skirmish ensued, in which several men were killed and wounded; and the KING'S OWN lost a [Page 66 / Page 67] most valuable and gallant officer, Captain W. Granville Evelyn, who was mortally wounded, and whose fall was much regretted."

Source: Historical Record of The Fourth, or the King's Own, Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1680, and of its Subsequent Services to 1839, pp. 66-67 (London: Longman, Orme, and Co. and W. Clowes and Sons 1839) (Part of Series: Historical Records of the British Army for Publication Under the Direction of the Adjutant-General).

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