The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-05

against them, which proved OF great
service to us.
AT sunset, We obliged them to re-
treat second time; we pursued
them till dark, when | was obliged to
halt, for fear OF killing our men.
1--WE recovered two pieces more of
their cannon, together with all their
baggage, a number of horses, CARR
ages, ETC.; killed upwards of two
hundred of the enemy in the field of
battle.
"The number of wounded Is not yet
known, as they are scattered about
in many places. i have one lieuten-
ant colonel, since dead, (Cononel
Baum, one major, seven captains,
fourteen lieutenantss four enslgns,
two comets, one judge advocate, one
baron, two Canadian officers, six SER
geants, one aid-de-eamp, one Hessian
chaplain, three Hessian surgeons,
and seven hundred prisoners.
Il enclose you copy of General
Burgoyne's instructions to Colonel
Baum, who commanded the detach-
ment that engaged us. Our wounded
are forty-tWo, ten priyates, and four
officers, belonging to my brigade;
one dead. The dead and wounded in
the other corps, do not know, as
they have not brought in their returns
yet.
Il am, Gentlemen, with the great
est regard, your most obedient and
humble servant,
John Stark, Brigadier General Com
handing.
up. s. | think in this action, We
have returned the enemy proper com
pliment for their Hubbardston en-
gagement"
Congress, upon learning of Stark's
victory at Bennington, FASTENED to
make up for their neglect OF his tai
ents as a military leader, by making
him a Brigadier-General in the army
of the United States. Massachusetts
voted him "a complete suit OF
clothes becoming his rank, together
with piece OF linen" Everywhere
DtODiC MttC iOuu no hO
man who had been so long neglected
and forgotten; the man who had been
laughed and sneered at, as not cap
able of commanding anything more
than a regiment, was suddenly discov-
cred to possess a military ability OF
essential importance TO the countryl
Was Col. Warner In the First Action?
| answered at once, yes, although
on turning to the pages of many of
our National, and some OF our State
Historians, we are led to believe that
he arrived with his regiment in time
to meet Breyman's reinformements
That Warmers regiment arrived at
that time, there Is no reason to doubt.
That Warner came with them, is a
mistake Hildreth, in his History OF
the United States, says, Warmers
regiment luckily arrived at the same
time" meaning at the moment of Brey
mans arrival; nothing about Warner
being there before then. Bancroft, in
his History OF the United States:
Warner now first brought up his
regiment" Marshall in his Life OF
Washington; Fortunately at this
critical juncture, Colonel Warner
came up with his continental regi-
ment" Irving, in his Life of Wash
ington: Colonel Seth Warmers
corps fortunately arrived from Ben
nington." Nothing about Warmers
being there previously. Botta's
American Revolution: Colonel War
ner arrived at the head of his regi-
ment.' Ira Aliens History of Yer
mont: "At this critical moment, Col.
Warner arrived with his regiment"
Samuel Williams History of Yer
mont Colonel Warner came up
with his regiment from Manchester"
Warner was with Stark several
days previous to and during the en-
tire 10th of August. When Stark
first learned OF the advance of the
enemy in force, he. to use his own
words, sent to Manchester, to Col
onel Warmers regiment, that was
stationed there" as well as to the
militia In the surrounding neighbor-
hood. Il then" he says, marched in
company with Warner, Williams,
Herrick and Brush, with all the men
that were present" When Breyman
arrived, and seemed about TO turn
the fortunes of the day, Stark says,
Luckily for us. that moment Colonel
Warmers regiment came up fresh"
Still farther along in his letter to
Gates: Colonel Warmers superior
skill in the action was OF extraordi-
nary service to me-" In his official
reports to the Council of New Hamp-
shire, he also speaks of Colonel War
ner's regiment as coming up in time
to put stop to the enemy's career.
Ito be Continued)