The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-06-13

goyne. with eight thouss,ss' ls'
Canada down Lake Cham.,..
mel St Leger. with a sm1n
cient force. down into the - 4
Mohawk. striking from g..
Ontario: and the coIonls. -.
cut in twain. New Englans
separated from her eoniess.'..
the converging sweep Of o..
aggregating more than -.
thousand men.
Bur only the coast COUNT
out. was tenabIe ground q,
troops
Tieonderosa FAN,
Sir Guy Carleton had 80
Champ.a.n eur Of Canada a..
fore. and had gone bach 1.
without touching Tlconaery,
concerted had be been bv ~
he had had TO pay for bis -.
the lake 10 a small force 49,
temporized feet under Benz
old
This time Burgoyne, with Il.
did army, made short WORK =
deroga (Jsly. I777). and ar...
eral schuyler and his armv u.
their posts beyond the Hua..
the farther be got from biz -.
the lake into the vast foresis !, !.
wide frontier. the more cer.a'.
he approach disaster
No succor came. 81. Legrr
fed. and sent in panic bach 4.
he had come.
Howe did not ascend the r.s, /.
country swarmed with gafhes,,
litia. They would not volss,.~
distant campaigns but thls -
host. marching by their vsry :.
into the deep forest. reused -
tempted them as they had bsss ~
at Concord. and they gathers : /
rear and upon its tanks az I'm
run together 70 invest Bos,oa
A thousand men Burrsyss
obliged 70 leave Ia garrison a
deroga a thousand more. sen a
nington 10 seize the stores then !,
overwhelmed and taken (Asrr
Quite twenty thousand prgr.
presently beset him. and BE- Ia
six thousand left whereWliA .
himself
He crossed the river. Tor y
expected Howe and there "a
born fighting about saratoga SEES
Der 10. October ~. in whieh A.
once more made his name d
But the odds were too great Il
goyne's supplies were cut q I
troops beaten there vas noihrl
it but capitulation October l-l
He had been trapped and ala
a rising or The country.
Washington outsenerals HsR
Howe had not succored I'm. 81
ly because he lacked iudgnel 81
capacity. partly because Nash,l
had thwarted him az every tara fs
his position at Morrist0Wn. N1ls
ton could send reinforcemenu o 8
north or recall them at viii El
serious delay; and Howe. in BE ~
tation, gave him abundant tine e !
what he would
Il vas Sir Williams puposs q 3
cupy the early summer. ere BuTE
should need him. In an attack "a 2
adelphia. On the 18th Of Iuns :
cordingly he threw a force Of elgi,@
thousand men into New Jerseg
But Washington foiled hin q -
attempt 20 advance by hanging An
upon his flank In such a posiiim
he could neither be- safely ignofsa :
forced 20 fight. and The prudsui
abandoning the march. withdIeE
more TO New York.
British Come 70 Phlla6elps4
But he did not abandon bic p
against Philadelphia
He deemed IL the capital q
insurgent confederacy. and aisat
discredit congress and win ua
doubtful allegiance 10 his stahii'i
its capture. and be reckoaed
some advantage in drawing NHA
ton after him 20 the southwark q
from Burgoyne's field OF OPEN
in the north. Though July had
therefore. and Burgoyne mus
him presently he put bis e'sl
thousand men aboard the Hefl
carried them by sea 20 The 2
peake.
Washington Puzzled. !.
Washington was sorely puzzles J
had taken il for granted that
would go north. and be bad
south.
"HOwe's in a manner abala.- j
Burgoyne is SO unaccouniaDie
said. that cannot help casiAt
eyes continually behind me- .
followed very cautiously, rear i
the moment 20 turn back ~
movement should prove a feinl
But there was no mlstaAe
entered the Delaware, and
frightened thence by reports
structions in the river went
long four hundred miles ane-
capes OF Chesapeake. and pat 80
at Elkton for rs advanes
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