On October 28, 1776, General George Washington commanded about 14,500 men fit for duty, including Continentals from Maryland, Delaware, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and New York and militiamen from several provinces, many of whom had fought at Long Island, Harlem Heights, Throg’s Neck, and Pell’s Point. At the Battle of White Plains, the Americans defended Chatterton’s Hill with a composite force of between 1,600 and 2,000 men under Brigadier General Alexander McDougall, made up of Continentals from Maryland, Delaware, Connecticut, and New York and militia from Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut, and New York, including a White Plains unit. With only a two-gun battery, field-stone walls, and hastily made positions, they followed Washington’s orders to do the best they could. Under attack by artillery, massed infantry, and mounted cavalry, they inflicted almost 300 casualties on their foes and delayed further planned assaults on the stronger center and left flank redoubts and entrenchments. The American lines at North Castle held until the British withdrew on November 4th.