Battle of White Plains

Howe marched from Scarsdale on the morning of October 28, with British troops under Henry Clinton on the right and Hessians under von Heister on the left, sending 13,000 men against the Americans. Clinton's column threatened the American flank, forcing companies into a retreat across the Bronx River that became a rout when dragoons appeared. The fighting progressively forced the remainder of the American line to give way. Howe's troops drove Washington's men from a mountain near the village, after which Washington ordered a retreat farther north. Hessian casualties at the battle itself numbered 53, per Atwood's correction of Fortescue. After additional Hessian and Waldeck troops under Lord Percy arrived on October 30, Howe planned to act against the Americans the following day.