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
Southport, New York area of , of which is land and , or 0.91%, is water. The south town line is the border of Pennsylvania, and the west town line is the border of Steuben County, New York. The Chemung River, a tributary of the Susquehanna River, forms part of the northern border. New York State Route 14 and New York State Route 328 are north-south highways that intersect in Southport village. As of the census of 2000, there were 11,185 people, 4,189 households, and 2,890 families residing in the town. The population density was 240.4 people per square mile (92.8/km²). There were