, ▁Ant ill ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Congress ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 7 7 7 , ▁Ant ill ▁was ▁taken ▁prisoner ▁at ▁the ▁second ▁Battle ▁of ▁St aten ▁Island , ▁so ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁with ▁his ▁regiment ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Brand yw ine . ▁He ▁remained ▁on ▁a ▁prison ▁ship ▁on ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River ▁for ▁three ▁years . ▁ ▁Upon ▁his ▁release , ▁he ▁followed ▁and ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Canadian ▁Regiment ▁at ▁York town . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁and ▁death ▁After ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁War , ▁Ant ill ▁soon ▁fell ▁upon ▁hard ▁times , ▁and ▁he ▁suffered ▁a ▁break down ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁wife ▁Charlotte ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 7 , ▁he ▁left ▁his ▁young est ▁child , ▁two - year - old ▁Frances ▁( F anny ) ▁Ant ill , ▁in ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁Alexander ▁Hamilton ▁( who ▁was ▁then ▁a ▁lawyer ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ) ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Elizabeth : ▁ ▁Colonel ▁An til ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Corps , ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁General ▁Haz en , ▁retired ▁p enn il ess ▁from ▁the ▁service — his ▁military ▁claims , ▁a ▁sole ▁dependence , ▁being ▁uns atisf ied . ▁Hop ing ▁to ▁derive ▁subs istence ▁from ▁the ▁culture ▁of ▁a ▁small ▁clear ing ▁in ▁the ▁forest , ▁he ▁retired ▁to ▁the ▁wild s ▁of ▁Haz en burgh . ▁His ▁hopes ▁were ▁b aff led , ▁and ▁in ▁his ▁dist ress