Battle of Pell's Point

Battle of Pell's Point
Part of the American Revolutionary War
A period map of Pell's Point and the surrounding area. The Bronx was part of Westchester County at this time
Date October 18, 1776 Location The Bronx, New York City; Pelham Manor, Southern Westchester, N.Y. Result British victory
Belligerents
United States	Great Britain Hesse-Kassel
Commanders and leaders
John Glover	William Howe Henry Clinton
Strength
750[1]	4,000[1]
Casualties and losses
8 killed 13 wounded[1]	3 British killed 20 British wounded 200–1,000 Hessian casualties (disputed - see Aftermath)[2]

The Battle of Pell's Point (October 18, 1776), also known as the Battle of Pelham, was a skirmish fought between British and American troops during the New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War. The conflict took place in what is now part of Pelham Bay Park (namely the Split Rock Golf Course and Pelham Bay Golf Course) in the Bronx, New York City and the villages of Pelham Manor and Pelham in Westchester County, New York.

On October 12, British forces landed at Throgs Neck in order to execute a flanking maneuver that would trap Gen. George Washington, commander-in-chief of the American revolutionary forces, and the main body of the Continental Army on the island of Manhattan. The Americans thwarted the landing, and Gen. Sir William Howe, commander-in-chief of British forces in North America, looked for another location along Long Island Sound to disembark his troops. On October 18, he landed 4,000 men at Pelham, 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Throgs Neck. Inland were 750 men of a brigade under the command of the American Col. John Glover. Glover positioned his troops behind a series of stone walls and attacked the British advance units. As the British overran each position, the American troops fell back and reorganized behind the next wall. After several such attacks, the British broke off, and the Americans retreated.

The battle delayed British movements long enough for Washington to move the main army to White Plains and avoid being surrounded on Manhattan. After losing to the British in a battle at White Plains, and losing Fort Washington, Washington retreated across New Jersey to Pennsylvania.