Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-07-15

Warmers party. and his description is doubt
less truo Of all the continental troops. In
decd, probably the very best men for service,
and the best armed were the Green Noun
tain volunteers and militia, Of whom the Pres
idcnt ,Bowkcrl Of the Vermont Convention.
then in session at Windsor. wrote this four
DAYS before the battle "The militia from this
State arc principally with the officer COM
handing the continental army at 1icondero-
GA; the remainder on their march for the re-
lief of that distressed post; T. and many of
whom we learn by a letter from him. War
ner had ordered to 1ubbardton a few days be-
fore the battle At five o'clock the next
morning, Gen. Frazier came up with War
ncr's encampment, leading, says Ethan Alien,
two thousand British troops, from the most
splonddly equipped army ever sent to Amer
lea by Great Britain,-oi whom at was said
by the British" says Williams "that a
more comploat body of officers and men had
ncvcr been seen in any army not more numor-
Gus than this" And Williams adds "This
army in every respect was Ia the best coudi'
ton that could be expected or desired; the
troops. in the style Of the army, were in high
spirits, admirably disciplined. and uncommon
ly healthy" This was especially true pre-
coding the morning of Hubbardton, for they
had just driven out the American army from
Canada, swept Lake Champlain, and recover
ed Tconderoga and Fort independence r.
When, therefore, the respective forces We're
aua,od in order Of battle as IIubbudton, at
sixty yards distance, in the carly morning of
July 7, l777, there were two of these SPLEEN
didly equipped and thoroughly disciplined
British soldiers to ono halfclad and badly
armed American And thus for TWO hours
the parties stood, for the attack was not made
until seven o'clock These two hours decided
the fate Of the day Frazier was waiting for
Gen Rcidcscl and his Brunswick troops. to
whom he had sent to support him-aud Rede-
sci was close in Frazer's roar, and ready to
reinforce him. On the other hand, Hale re-
treated with his men without firing a gun,
leaving Warner with but seven or eight hun
dred men The force against him was there
fore nearly three to one before shot had
/ been exchanged, St. Clair had retreated to
/ a safe distance-Halo had retreated, only to
I be captured speedily-and Warner and Fran
/ els were left alone as leaders, with five or six
/ hundred Vermontcrs, and perhaps two hum
[ dred Massachusetts, men. The battle began
at 7, and Williams Daniel Chapman and
Ethan Allen all concur in saying that War
ner was well supported by officers and men.
and so impetuous was his attack that the
British troops broke and gave way. The
British again formed and charged, when, says
Chapman, they were again brought to
stand.n At this critical moment, the Draw
Col Francis fell, and his men retreatcd, while
on the other side, Gen Reidesel appeared t.
reinforce the British with his advanced col
umn consisting Of the chasseur company
and eighty grenadiors and light infantry, VIII
were Immediately led into action At thi
moment, Warner and his Green Mountai
Boys were alone, and the opposing force mus
have been four or five to their one. But eve
tben there was mo nonic-no indecent hast
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troat;rc and tbo hattie lost This was TO
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ho lo., ovo ,,o th;rL thorn was ro, ono
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rovol,tionory rous in tho state Dcnortoc,
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