Caleb Brewster describes a sea battle on Long Island Sound to Henry Knox

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Title
Caleb Brewster describes a sea battle on Long Island Sound to Henry Knox
Date
1782
Description
Written by Captain Brewster to Major General Knox. Claims Knox is the "Commanding Officer of the Corps to which I have the honour of being annexed." Sends along the account of a sea battle he had with Captain Hoit in Long Island Sound. While in Stamford with Major Tallmadge, he said he heard that Hoit was in the Sound with 3 ships and he went to attack him with 6 ships. Split his boats up -- sending 3 to the "North Side" of the island and 3 to the "South Side," to prevent their escape. After a short time he saw Hoit across the Sound from Huntington and immediately chased them. He eventually caught them and relates the story of the battle in gory detail, including hand-to-hand fighting.
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