Arizona republican., 1891-03-01

that day Burgoyne set out to crush the Revolutionists on lis front, and crown bis victorious march from Canada to the inte- rior by attaining Albany and junction with Gen. Clinton, who was making equal. ly successful progress up the Hudson. No foreign power had as yet recognized Amer ican independence, and the eyes ot the world were literally turned upon military events then passing on the line of the Hud- son and the little lakes, Burgoyne was leader fitted for his task, and had the flow CT of British regulars and German auxil- iaries His opponent, Gates, had the supe- rior force in numbers, but many of his troops were militia and volunteers for the campaign-tair weather soldiers, whose effi- ciency depended upon their being kept at white heat of enthusiasm.
 Burgoyne moved a column forward to flank Gates on the left, but the attempt was discovered in the American camp. and was foled by sharp tactics and by coun- ter attack. Arnold was in his tent, gen. eral without a command. Gates had de- prived him of his soldiers by detaching the division he had previously commanded, so as to bring 1t under Gen. Lincoln, and without displacing Arnold by positive or ders had ignored his presence in camp in manner to indicate that the commanding general would gladly be rid of him.
 When the battle began inearnest Arnold said to his aids: No man shall keep me in my tent today. If am without com mand l will fight in the ranks; but the soldiers, God bless theml will follow my lead. Come on, victory or deathp' Then leaping into his saddle on the back of his black war horse Warren, named for the hero of Bunker Hill, he galloped, or rather flew, on his thoroughbred steed scross the field to tho post of danger. Gates hur- riedly dispatched an aid after the impetu- ous soldier, with 8 peremptory order for him to return to camp. "He might do some rash thing" was the explanation ac- compsnying the order Arnold saw the aid approaching him across the field, and giving Warren the rein he sped on out of reach and found one of his own brigades. The soldiers received him with wild cheers, another Marmion on the field of Flodden, and he immediately dashed against the British center In the forefront of the fight he rode erect, brandishing his sword, shouting orders and appealing to men, and 80 rapid were his movements and changes of position that Gates aid was unable to get within speaking distance and order the inspired war god back to his tent. Fortunately for the cause of American freedom, no other aid had better luck, and Arnold and his black horse kept in the van of the Americans the remainder of the day.
 The foes in front of Arnold were the Hessians under Riesedel and British regu- lars under Phillips. BGrgoyne's right and left Hanks had been broken, but his center was made firm by line of his best German troops under able commanders Arnold was repulsed in his first charge and went at it again. riding at the very front of his men. This is a commonplace saying aud often means nothing, but in Arnold's case it was literally true. This was Arnold's way on many occasions, and especially upon this one. Some time before that he had Set out for battlefield, saying, "You will hear of my being victorious or no morel" His conduct at Saratoga has been called rash" "frantic,n "mad,n 'frenzied," furious" and ''drunkenn--this last from Gates, who was not upon the field at all And Arnold was not alone in his high yalor at Saratoga, Across the lines, in Bur goyne's camp, there was another war god incarnate in the person of Gen. Fraser, & man to lead picked companies, forlorn hopes and desperate enterprises '.