The Battle of White Plains at 250

By October 1776, General George Washington and the Continental Army were in a tough spot. After losing the Battle of Long Island in August and being forced out of New York City, Washington retreated north into Westchester County to prevent his troops from being completely surrounded by the British Army. What followed was the Battle of White Plains, which was reenacted at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation in Westchester County 250 years later. Video shot, edited, and written by Joseph D’Andrea. Sources “A Connecticut Soldier Under Washington: Elisha Bostwick's Memoirs of the First Years of the Revolution” (1949): https://www.jstor.org/stable/1921863 "Why Men Fought in the American Revolution” (1980): https://www.jstor.org/stable/3817391 The Battle of White Plains: https://revolutionarywar.us/year-1776... Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation: https://www.jyfmuseums.org/learn/rese... Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/event/Queb... Music: "Two Sided Show" by the United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps:    • Two Sided Show