Burgoyne's Invasion of 1777: With an outline sketch of the American Invasion of Canada, 1775-76.Drake, Samuel Adams
History
Burgoyne's Invasion of 1777: With an outline sketch of the American Invasion of Canada, 1775-76.
Drake, Samuel Adams
Burgoyne's Invasion, 1777; Canadian Invasion, 1775-1776
BURGOYNE'S ARMY, composition of, 33, 34;
passes Lake Champlain, 35; 36, _notes_ 1 and 2;
invests Ticonderoga, 40, 43;
fights at Hubbardton, 47, 48;
at Fort Anne, 52;
joined by loyalists, 61;
concentrated, and leaves Skenesborough, 66;
arrives at Fort Edward, 66;
joined by savages, 66;
compelled to halt for provisions, 66, 69;
is moved forward to support the expedition to Bennington, 70;
falls back after the defeat of Baum, 87;
its losses, 88;
crosses the Hudson, 102;
order of march from Saratoga to Bemis' Heights, 105;
slow advance, 105;
gives battle to Gates, 106;
troops in action, 107;
on the defensive, 116;
on short rations, 117;
inactivity of, 117;
ordered to fight Gates again, 118;
troops selected, 119;
meets defeat, 121;
camp assaulted and turned, 122;
forms new line, 124;
retreats, 127;
soldiers dispirited, 129;
reaches Saratoga, 129;
makes a last stand, 130;
its camps, 130;
compelled to surrender, 133;
numbers at this time, 138.
BURGOYNE'S CAMPAIGN discussed, 10-14;
demand for re-enforcements, 11;
deficiency of transportation service, 12;
cause of failure, 13;
plan of, 26-32;
results in surrender, 133;
effect of it in Europe, especially in France, 140;
effect at home, 141;
said to have failed through blundering in the War Office, 142.
BURGOYNE, JOHN; his personal traits, 9;
his plan of campaign, 26 _et seq._;
his army, 33;
his proclamation, 38;
aims to cut off St. Clair from Schuyler, 45;
takes Skenesborough, 51;
follows up his successes, 52;
_resume_ of his campaign thus far, 52;
sends Riedesel to Castleton, 61;
chooses the Fort Anne route to Albany, 61;
his reasons, 62;
march obstructed, 65;
reaches Fort Edward, 66;
plans how to provide for his army, 68;
desire to strike New England, 68;
orders the expedition to Bennington, 70;
how composed, 70;
combinations overthrown by Baum's defeat, 87;
his losses up to this time, 88;
his Indians desert him, 88;
compelled to halt again, 90;
hears of St. Leger's retreat, 93;
his choice of evils, 101;
decides to cross the Hudson, 102;
marches in search of Gates, 105;
order of march, 105;
gives battle, 106 _et seq._;
troops in action, 107;
holds his position, but makes no advance, 113;
brings on another battle, 118, 119;
calls his three best generals to his aid, and commands in person,
119;
is defeated, and driven into his works, 121;
orders a retreat, 127;
finds a force confronting him on the east bank of the Hudson, 128;
loses valuable time, 128;
burns his baggage, 129;
arrives at Saratoga, 129;
finds retreat cut off, 131;
his camp untenable, 132;
surrenders his army, 133;
scene described by eyewitnesses, 135, 138.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account