The main body of the French was encamped west of Issac Tompkin’s Farm. Some of them were encamped on Underhill’s ridge for or five hundred yards south/southwest of the Tompin’s Farm. The encampment at White Plains is the fourteenth French camp since departure from their first camp in Providence, Rhode Island, on June 18, 1781.
French Infantry Camp 14 (south) in Phillipsburg/White Plains
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Bourbonnois, Soissonnois, Saintonge, Royal Deux-Ponts Regiments of Infantry plus regimental artillery |
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Direction | Destination |
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north | Allied forces prepare for the siege of New York City which is aborted once news arrives from Admiral de Grasse on August 14, 1781, that he is sailing to the Chesapeake. |
Latitude | Longitude |
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41.0079756 | -73.82209656 |
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Underill Rd. and Evandale, Scarsdale, New York | 10583 |
City | State |
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Scarsdale | NY |
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