The herald., 1917-10-04

cnurS = rrcut battle al history ll lAA'
a. decided the American co,"ni>l> 10
f.,hi the. War Of the Revolution, :" tho
victory over Burg"yne al SaFa'"-"
fakes similar rank. hccauS" for al.
practical purposes il decided 'hd' con
fest and determined the establishment
of the American republic. H. '"i'>'-
qlenrrS were S'rikiu-ly direct quite as
much for the inspiration they gave the
American party in the British parla-
ment a. for the effect they produced
I'm determining the French To join Will.
uS.
The Americans having suffered dc
feat M White Plains. Long island,
Forts Washington ana Lee, Brandy
wine and Germantown. rererSe> which
Outwcighed the successes at trenton,
Pennington and Princeton. the Brlj!>h
ministry determined To strike the tie
ciSive blow by splitting New England
from the rest Of the country. !" ms
end command Of the Hudson river was
10 be gained by the simultaneous adj
vanceS Of an army from Canada ana
one from New York. the two 10 meet
ar Albany. The British authorities
were still of the belief that no raw
troops could or would stand against
trained British regulars in tn" open.
The plan was ably formed. Had il sue
ceeded there is every human prob
ability that the submission of the colo
MES must have cnSued.
Strong re-enfOrcementS were sent
To Canada, while in command Of the
invading army was assigned General
Burgoyne. This able and interesting
officer is the individual VINO appears
in Bernard Shnw'S play, THE Devils
Disciple" as "Gentlemanly Johnny"
OF regular troops, exclusive OF artil-
lery. he had 1900. half Of them Ger
mans. He had also an auxiliary force
of some $500 Canadians. Incidentally
he summoned TO his aid the Indians of
the lake region. by reason Of which he
was eXcoriated in America and con
demned in England. where Burke pic
tured him as addressing MY gentle n.y.
enas; my tenderhearted wolves"
Advancing down Lake George, he
forced ST. Clair TO evacuate Crown
Point and its Notifications on July :.
17T. Driving opposition before him,
he reached the left bank of the Hud-
son on July 30. To oppose him con-
greSs hurried up its pet. General
Gates, while as an assistant Washing
ton sent Arnold. one of the most fiery
and valOrOuS of leaders. To their
standards flOCked the provincial mi
litia of the northern states. while Bur-
coyne made further preparations al
Fort Edward.
Now, however. there befell the Brit
lSh two severe disasters. ST. Leger
had been sent from Canada across
Lake Ontario 10 take Fort Stanwix, |
after which he was TO Join BurgOyne |
on the Hudson. Instead of accom-
plishing his mission, ST. Leger ran into |
R disastrous beating and Scurried back |
home. Almost simultaneously q large |
force of Germans, under Colonel Baum, |
sallying forth to capture American sup
plies at Bennington. were attacked and |
utterly routed. Lieutenant Colonel |
Breyman, hurrying up with 500 more
Germans to support Baum, was also
attacked and driven back. In these
Two actions the British lost more than
SIX hundred able soldiers.
Yet because he could no longer keep
open his line of communication Bur
,oyne was forced to push forward. He
'rossed the river. advancing then to
which the Americans had
evacuated. Here he waited for the aid
If Sir Henry Clinton. who embarked
It New ork with 1900 crack troops,
tut who didn't embark soon enough
because somebody In the British war
Dffice mislaid a letter. In consequence
# which Clinton's re-enforcements did
lot reach him until September.
BurSoyne, becoming impatient, mean
While took out his right wing under
lis personal command, encountering
iates and Arnold about four miles
rom Saratoga. At nightfall he was
master of the field. but he had lost COO
more men and the Americans had
heered themselves by demonstrating
gain their ability TO stand agains. his
egulars.
While Gates force was continually
rowing, BurgOyne was suffering from
assertions on the part of his Indians ,
nd Canadians. He was now reduced ,
o less than six thousand men. Incl ,
entally all Of these were hungry. II !
vas this. as much as anything. which :
determined Burgoyne to attack even ,
n the face Of a much superior enemy. ,
he American right. resting upon the ;
iver, he recognized as too strong for
i'm. The left he believed he could
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