Battle of Young's House

Battle of Young's House
	Part of the American Revolutionary War
Date	February 3, 1780
Location	Four Corners, now known as Thornwood, Mount Pleasant, New York41°7′18″N 73°46′37″W
Result	British victory
Belligerents
United States	Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
Joseph Thompson (POW)	Chapple Norton
Strength
250 (150 engaged)	550
Casualties and losses
14 killed; 37 wounded; 76 captured	5 killed; 18 wounded

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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