Battle of Young's House

Battle of Young's House (Youngs Corners)
Part of the American Revolutionary War
DateFebruary 3, 1780
Location
Four Corners, now known as Valhalla, a hamlet in Mount Pleasant, New York
41°7′18″N 73°46′37″W / 41.12167°N 73.77694°W / 41.12167; -73.77694
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 (also known as the Battle of Young's Corners, Affair at Youngs House, and Action at Youngs Corners) 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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