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Swords Clash on Old Mills Gap Road:
In hot pursuit of the retreating British, Colonel William Washington of the American dragoons outraced his own troopers and came upon the British commander Tarleton. The two fought briefly -- sword against sword -- before the Englishman galloped away, shooting Washington's horse as he fled.
A Race for the "Grasshopper":
As the Americans swept forward, two Continental officers sought to capture one fo the enemy's light 3-pounder "grasshopper" cannon. Captain Anderson of Delaware won the race when he used his spontoon to vault forward and leap upon the abandoned grasshopper. |