A Centennial History of the Villages of Iroquois And Montgomery And the Township
INTRODUCTION. In the following pages I have endeavorcd to present a comprehensive, readable, and above all a faithful account of the battle fought near Bennington, August , 1777. I have consulted, in the preparation of this work, the Collections of the Vermont and Massachusetts Historical Societies Iiecards of the Council of Safety of Vermont. The Mouth of the River Bequet. Early in the month of May, 1777, General John Burgoyne arrived in Quebec, and at once proceedcd to assume command of the ar
...my placed there at his disposal. This force consisted of upwards of seven thousand men, British and German, a corps of artillerists, numbering about five hundred, seven hundrecl rangers, under Col. St. Ledger, two thousand Canadians, whose services as axernen and general camp assistants it was foreseen wouId be needed, a sufficient number of seamen for manning the transports on the lakes, and on the Hudson, and a body of scouts, to be uscd in whatever service that might be required. The officers who seconded Burgoync in this cxpedition, were all able in their respective positions...... --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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