Additional troops having arrived, a landing was effected at Utrecht, on _Long Island_, on the 22d of August; and after dusk on the evening of the 26th, the KING'S OWN, commanded by MAJOR JAMES OGILVIE, forming part of the first brigade under Major-General Pigot, moved across the country to seize a pass in the heights extending from east to west along the middle of the island, to turn the enemy's left flank at _Flat Bush_. This pass was taken possession of on the following morning; the main body of the army advanced, and the Americans were driven from their position with considerable loss. In this day's skirmish the battalion companies of the regiment did not sustain any loss; but the flank companies, being formed in grenadier and light infantry battalions, had several men killed and wounded. The Americans retreated to their lines at _Brooklyn_; but, fearing the consequences of an attack, they quitted their post during the night of the 28th of August, and crossed the East River in boats to New York; thus the reduction of Long Island was effected in a few days with trifling loss. After this success the army was embarked in flat-bottomed boats, and crossed the East River to York Island, and the KING'S OWN were engaged in the movements by which General Washington was forced to abandon New York; which city was immediately taken possession of by the British. General Washington having taken up a position in another part of the country, the British troops were again embarked in flat-bottomed boats and landed near West-Chester; thence re-embarking on the 18th of October, passed Frogs-neck and landed at _Pell's-point_, at the mouth of Hutchinson's river. Advancing from thence, the troops encountered a detachment of provincials; a sharp skirmish ensued, in which several men were killed and wounded; and the KING'S OWN lost a most valuable and gallant officer, Captain W. Granville Evelyn, who was mortally wounded, and whose fall was much regretted. In the subsequent operations of the army, by which the Americans were forced to evacuate their lines on _White Plains_, the KING'S OWN took part, but did not sustain any loss; they were also present at the siege and capture of _Fort Washington_, in which service they lost only one man: and they passed the succeeding winter in quarters in the city of New York. [Sidenote: 1777] During the winter the Americans were engaged in collecting stores and forming magazines for the ensuing campaign, which they were careful to place as far as possible out of the reach of His Majesty's land and sea forces. Extensive depôts had been established at the town of _Danbury_, and other places on the borders of Connecticut, contiguous to Courland Manor; and the KING'S OWN were withdrawn from the city of New York to form part of a detachment under the command of Major-General Tyron, for the destruction of these stores.