Battle of Young's House

Battle of Young's House
Part of the American Revolutionary War
DateFebruary 3, 1780
Location
Four Corners, now known as Thornwood, Mount Pleasant, New York
41°7′18″N 73°46′37″W / 41.12167°N 73.77694°W / 41.12167; -73.77694
Result British victory
Belligerents
 United States  Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
Joseph Thompson (POW) Chapple Norton
Strength
250[1] (150 engaged)[2] 550[3]
Casualties and losses
14 killed
37 wounded
76 captured[3]		 5 killed
18 wounded[3]

The Battle of Young's House was a skirmish fought outside New York City between British and American forces on February 3, 1780 during the American Revolutionary War. A British force attacked and destroyed a Continental Army outpost in Westchester County, New York.

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  3. ^ a b c Ward, p. 620