Battle of Stillwater, about 600 men killed on each side; no victory; the action as intrepid as any known for the numbers; Burgoyne retreats and entrenches himself at Saratoga, 17 September. British entrenchments near Lake George attacked by general Gates, and the British completely beaten; the British general Frazer, and the Hessian colonel Breyman killed; Arnold who commanded on the right, was wounded in the tendon Achilles; Gates took 200 prisoners and 9 brass field pieces. Burgoyne makes a precipitate retreat to Saratoga, where he capitulates on the 17th of October, surrendering 5790 men, and 35 pieces of field artillery, &c. 17 Oct. Esopus, in New-York, was totally destroyed by the British, with great quantities of stores, October 15. Kingston, in Ulster county, New-York, burnt by the British, October 15. Action at Red Bank, the Hessian general Donop killed, and the British attack frustrated, and the ship of war Augusta blown up, 22 Oct. Forts Montgomery and Clinton taken by the British, October. Martha’s Island, pillaged by the British, who carried off 300 oxen, and 2000 sheep. Attack of Mud Fort, (now Fort Mifflin) by Cornwallis; gallantly defended by Col. Samuel Smith, 15 Nov. Strength of British and American armies in 1777. British. Americans. March, 27000 4500 June, 30000 8000 1778. Battle of Savannah, 15 Jan. Battle of Monmouth, the British retreat by forced marches to New York, 28 June. Wyoming, out of 417 Americans stationed there, 360 were inhumanly butchered by a party of Tories and Indians, commanded by Col. John Butler, July 1. Dominica taken by the French under the Marquis de Bouille, when 164 pieces of cannon and 24 brass mortars were found therein, Sept. 7. Attack of Savannah, 28 Dec. 1779. Sunbury taken by Gen. Provost, Jan. 9. Briars creek, American general Ashe defeated, 3 March. Portsmouth, in Virginia, invaded again by the British, under Sir George Collier and General Matthews, who burnt vast quantities of property there, May 10. Stoney Point and Verplanks taken by the British under general Vaughan, 30 May. Stonoferry, in Carolina, the battle of, June 20. Grenada taken by the French, July 6. Norwalk, in Connecticut, burnt by the British, July 7. General Wayne storms and takes Stony Point, 16 July. Pawlus-hook taken by the Americans under General Lee, when 30 of the British were killed, and 160 made prisoners, July 19.