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... Burgoyne . Assembly of the Savages . Proclamation of Burgoyne . He puts himself in motion . The Americans prepare to combat him . Description of Ticonderoga . Capture of that fortress ; opera- tions which result from it . Burgoyne ...
... Burgoyne . Assembly of the Savages . Proclamation of Burgoyne . He puts himself in motion . The Americans prepare to combat him . Description of Ticonderoga . Capture of that fortress ; opera- tions which result from it . Burgoyne ...
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... Burgoyne , an officer of uncontested ability , possessed of an exact knowledge of the country , and animated by an ardent thirst for mili- tary glory , had repaired to England during the preceding winter , where he had submitted to the ...
... Burgoyne , an officer of uncontested ability , possessed of an exact knowledge of the country , and animated by an ardent thirst for mili- tary glory , had repaired to England during the preceding winter , where he had submitted to the ...
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... Burgoyne , con- sisting of British and German troops , amounted to upwards of seven thousand men , exclusive of a corps of artillery , composed of about five hundred . To these should be added a detachment of seven hundred rangers ...
... Burgoyne , con- sisting of British and German troops , amounted to upwards of seven thousand men , exclusive of a corps of artillery , composed of about five hundred . To these should be added a detachment of seven hundred rangers ...
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... Burgoyne in this expedition , were all able and excellent officers . The principal were , major- general Phillips , of the artillery , who had distinguished himself in the wars of Germany ; the brigadier - generals Frazer , Powel , and ...
... Burgoyne in this expedition , were all able and excellent officers . The principal were , major- general Phillips , of the artillery , who had distinguished himself in the wars of Germany ; the brigadier - generals Frazer , Powel , and ...
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... Burgoyne attempted to mitigate the natural ferocity of the Indians , he endeavored , on the other , to render them an object of terror with those who persisted in resistance . For this purpose , on the twenty - ninth of June , he issued ...
... Burgoyne attempted to mitigate the natural ferocity of the Indians , he endeavored , on the other , to render them an object of terror with those who persisted in resistance . For this purpose , on the twenty - ninth of June , he issued ...
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