New York and New Jersey campaign able to make an orderly retreat to Manhattan under cover of darkness and fog. Washington suffered a series of further defeats in Manhattan, with the exception of the skirmish at Harlem Heights, and eventually withdrew to White Plains, New York. At that point Howe returned to Manhattan to capture forces Washington had left in the north of the island. Washington and much of his army then crossed the Hudson River into New Jersey, and retreated all the way across the Delaware River into Pennsylvania, shrinking due to ending enlistment periods, desertions, and poor morale. Howe ordered his troops into winter
Portville, New York the county. Its eastern town line is the border of Allegany County, New York, and its southern town line is the McKean County, Pennsylvania, border. The Allegheny River flows through the south part of the town. Oswayo Creek joins the Allegheny south of Portville village, and Dodge Creek joins the river in the village. New York State Route 305 (running north-south) and New York State Route 417 (running east-west) pass through the town. Eldred and Ceres townships in McKean County, Pennsylvania, are south of Portville. The towns of Clarksville and Genesee in Allegany County form the eastern boundary. The town