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latter were within twenty yards of them, that they gave way, and threw themfelves into the woods. Lord Stirling, M de la Fayette, and General Sullivan himfelf, after the defeat of his divifion fought with this body of troops, whofe poft'was the rnoft important, and made the longeft re-* fiftance. It was here that M. de la Fayette was wounded In his left leg, in rallying the troops who were beginning to (tagger! On the right, the Virginia line made fome refiftance; but the Englifh had gained a height, from whence their artillery took them en ichctrpe: this fire muft have been very fevere, for moil of the trees, bear the mark of bullets or cannon fhot. The Virginians in their turn gave way, and the right was then entirely uncovered.
Though this was three miles from Chaddsford, General Knyphaufen heard the firing of the artillery, and mufquetry, and judging that the affair was ferious, the confidence he had in the Englifh and Heffian troops, made him conclude they were victorious. Towards five in the evem'ng, he defcended from the heights in .              "           two,