Battle+of+White+Plains+8

**DRAWN BATTLE. NO REAL VICTOR! **

 =The Battle of White Plains took place in [|White Plains], New York on October 28th 1776. It was a battle between the British and Americans. And = =on the British side, the [|Hessians] were helping. It was significant because = **the outcome proved that although the Americans didn't win, they don't lose every battle they fight.** =For this battle there were two major generals. They were [|Major General] = =[|Howe] and [|General George Washington]. General Howe led the British and = =Hessians to fight the Americans, and General George Washington led the = =Americans to fight against the British and Hessians. =

= The British were outnumbered 13,000 to 14,500 Americans, but not every soldier was actually fighting. The [|British]were wearing red coats with bearskin caps and the [|Germans]were wearing blue coats. The two regiments of [|light dragoons] serving in America, the 16th and 17th, wore [|leather crested helmets]. The [|Americans] dressed as best as they could with what they had. Both armies had [|muskets]and [|guns]for weapons. =

= Prior to the battle, Washington and his men watched the movement of General Howe from above on [|Harlem Heights].  On October 12th, General Howe and his army arrived in [|Throgg’s Neck] with ninety [|flat-boats]. = =Because Washington was watching Howe, he knew to send men to oppose Howe’s landing in Throgg’s Neck. After, Howe and his army took = = = =post on the heights of [|New Rochelle], which was right across from White Plains. Washington first sent a detachment to White Plains, and then = = = =<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">on the 21st marched everyone over to White Plains. Both armies met in the [|White Plains battlefield] on the 28th of October. While Howe was = = = =<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">waiting for reinforcements, Washington withdrew behind the hills of [|North Castle] near the [|Croton River]. It was there where Washington = = = =<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">decided to <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> retreat into <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">[|New Jersey] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">. The British returned to [|Manhattan]. Although Washington retreated first, it's considered a drawn battle. = = =

media type="youtube" key="R7A6hg0YiQ8?fs=1" height="385" width="640" =RE-ENACTMENT OF THE BATTLE OF WHITE PLAINS=

=Why do you think George Washington retreated?=

=How did General George Washington know where General Howe and his men landed?=

=Where did the British go after the Americans retreated?= = =