Horse Neck, Conn

In February, 1779, Governor Tryon, of New York, a Tory, at the head of 1,500 men, took po e ion of the salt works at Horse Neck. General Putnam rallied the militia of the country and attacked Tryon with great spirit, but he was overmatched and outflanked by the enemy, and to effect his escape, when about to be overtaken, he spurred his horse down a precipice, a daring act that not only saved him from capture but also made him famous. Horse-Shoe Bend, Ala., a battle, March 29, 1814, between General Andrew Jackson’s army of 3,000 whites, chiefly Tenne ee militia, and friendly Cherokee Indians, and 700 or 800 Creek warriors. The Creeks had fortified themselves in the horse-shoe of the Tall a poos a River. Jackson advanced his cannon to within 200 yards of the barricade and began firing, while the Cherokee allies swam the river and attacked the Creeks in the rear. An a ault was then ordered and the fort carried, about 500 Creeks being killed, and an equa? number of women and children being captured.