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.
CANADA'S alliance desired, 15;
invasion of begun, 19;
attitude toward the colonies, 25, _note_.
CARLETON, GUY; attitude toward Burgoyne, 11, 12;
gains a naval victory over Arnold, 22, 25.
CASTLETON, VT.; Riedesel posted there by Burgoyne, 61.
CHAMBLY, FORT; position of, 16;
taken by Americans, 19;
burnt, 20.
CLINTON, SIR HENRY, notifies Burgoyne that he is coming to his relief,
116;
thinks he is only to make a diversion, 117; 122, _note_;
is near Albany when Burgoyne surrenders, 133; 134, _note_.
CROWN POINT, position of, 16;
when built, 18, _note_;
Americans fall back to, 20;
evacuated, 20;
naval battle near, 22.
DIAMOND ISLAND, unsuccessful attack upon, 114.
DUER'S HOUSE, Frazer's corps at, 68;
British army posted at, 70, 87.
FELLOWS, JOHN, commands a detachment to watch Burgoyne, 134.
FISHKILL CREEK, 129; 134, _note_.
FORT ANNE, N. Y.; Americans retreat to, from Skenesborough, 51;
Schuyler re-enforces them, 52;
combat at, 52;
burnt and abandoned, 52;
described, 55, _note_;
importance to Burgoyne, 62;
neighborhood described, 62, 63.
FORT EDWARD, position of, 16;
Schuyler at, 51;
is joined by St. Clair, after Ticonderoga falls, 51;
Burgoyne arrives at, 66;
Schuyler evacu
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