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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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