  - Allen, Ethan, takes Ticonderoga, 17;
- goes before Montgomery, 19.
- Arnold, Benedict, marches to Canada, 19;
- takes command of our flotilla, and fights the enemy, 22; 25, note;
- sent to relieve Fort Stanwix, and does it by a stratagem, 92;
- part at Bemis' Heights, 112;
- storms the enemy's intrenchments, 121, 122;
- wounded, 122.
- Batten-Kill, British take post at, 70, 87.
- Baum, Frederic, commands British expedition to Bennington, and marches, 70;
- composition of his force, 70;
- hears the Americans are waiting for him, 75;
- notifies Burgoyne, and goes on, 75;
- discovers Stark, and intrenches himself on the Walloomsac, 78, 81;
- defeated, 83, 132.
- Bennington, Vt.; Burgoyne's plan to seize stores at, 68;
- Baum marches for, 72;
- Battle of Bennington, 83, 84, 85;
- trophies of, 85; 86, note;
- results of the battle, 88, 89.
- Bemis' Heights; position of the army described, 99;
- Bouquet River; Burgoyne halts at, 37.
- Brant, Joseph, at Oriskany, 91; 94, note.
- Breyman, Heinrich C., posted in support of Baum, 70;
- marches to Baum's aid, 81;
- his slowness fatal to Baum, 84;
- defeated, and badly cut up, 85;
- his retreat to camp, 89;
- part in Battle of Bemis' Heights, 105;
- killed, 122.
- Brown, John, attacks Ticonderoga, 114; 115, note.
- Burgoyne's Army, composition of, 33, 34;
- passes Lake Champlain, 35; 36, notes 1 and 2;
- invests Ticonderoga, 40, 43;
- fights at Hubbardton, 47, 48;
- at Fort Anne, 52;
- joined by loyalists, 61;
- concentrated, and leaves Skenesborough, 66;
- arrives at Fort Edward, 66;
- joined by savages, 66;
- compelled to halt for provisions, 66, 69;
- is moved forward to support the expedition to Bennington, 70;
- falls back after the defeat of Baum, 87;
- its losses, 88;
- crosses the Hudson, 102;
- order of march from Saratoga to Bemis' Heights, 105;
- slow advance, 105;
- gives battle to Gates, 106;
- troops in action, 107;
- on the defensive, 116;
- on short rations, 117;
- inactivity of, 117;
- ordered to fight Gates again, 118;
- troops selected, 119;
- meets defeat, 121;
- camp assaulted and turned, 122;
- forms new line, 124;
- retreats, 127;
- soldiers dispirited, 129;
- reaches Saratoga, 129;
- makes a last stand, 130;
- its camps, 130;
- compelled to surrender, 133;
- numbers at this time, 138.
- Burgoyne's Campaign discussed, 10-14;
- demand for re-enforcements, 11;
- deficiency of transportation service, 12;
- cause of failure, 13;
- plan of, 26-32;
- results in surrender, 133;
- effect of it in Europe, especially in France, 140;
- effect at home, 141;
- said to have failed through blundering in the War Office, 142.
- Burgoyne, John; his personal traits, 9;
- his plan of campaign, 26 et seq.;
- his army, 33;
- his proclamation, 38;
- aims to cut off St. Clair from Schuyler, 45;
- takes Skenesborough, 51;
- follows up his successes, 52;
- rÉsumÉ of his campaign thus far, 52;
- sends Riedesel to Castleton, 61;
- chooses the Fort Anne route to Albany, 61;
- his reasons, 62;
- march obstructed, 65;
- reaches Fort Edward, 66;
- plans how to provide for his army, 68;
- desire to strike New England, 68;
- orders the expedition to Bennington, 70;
- how composed, 70;
- combinations overthrown by Baum's defeat, 87;
- his losses up to this time, 88;
- his Indians desert him, 88;
- compelled to halt again, 90;
- hears of St. Leger's retreat, 93;
- his choice of evils, 101;
- decides to cross the Hudson, 102;
- marches in search of Gates, 105;
- order of march, 105;
- gives battle, 106 et seq.;
- troops in action, 107;
- holds his position, but makes no advance, 113;
- brings on another battle, 118, 119;
- calls his three best generals to his aid, and commands in person, 119;
- is defeated, and driven into his works, 121;
- orders a retreat, 127;
- finds a force confronting him on the east bank of the Hudson, 128;
- loses valuable time, 128;
- burns his baggage, 129;
- arrives at Saratoga, 129;
- finds retreat cut off, 131;
- his camp untenable, 132;
- surrenders his army, 133;
- scene described by eyewitnesses, 135, 138.
- Canada's alliance desired, 15;
- invasion of begun, 19;
- attitude toward the colonies, 25, note.
- Carleton, Guy; attitude toward Burgoyne, 11, 12;
- gains a naval victory over Arnold, 22, 25.
- Castleton, Vt.; Riedesel posted there by Burgoyne, 61.
- Chambly, Fort; position of, 16;
- taken by Americans, 19;
- burnt, 20.
- Clinton, Sir Henry, notifies Burgoyne that he is coming to his relief, 116;
- thinks he is only to make a diversion, 117; 122, note;
- is near Albany when Burgoyne surrenders, 133; 134, note.
- Crown Point, position of, 16;
- when built, 18, note;
- Americans fall back to, 20;
- evacuated, 20;
- naval battle near, 22.
- Diamond Island, unsuccessful attack upon, 114.
- Duer's House, Frazer's corps at, 68;
- British army posted at, 70, 87.
- Fellows, John, commands a detachment to watch Burgoyne, 134.
- Fishkill Creek, 129; 134, note.
- Fort Anne, N. Y.; Americans retreat to, from Skenesborough, 51;
- Schuyler re-enforces them, 52;
- combat at, 52;
- burnt and abandoned, 52;
- described, 55, note;
- importance to Burgoyne, 62;
- neighborhood described, 62, 63.
- Fort Edward, position of, 16;
- Schuyler at, 51;
- is joined by St. Clair, after Ticonderoga falls, 51;
- Burgoyne arrives at, 66;
- Schuyler evacuates it, 66;
- described, 66, note.
- Fort George, position of, 16;
- Americans evacuate it, 66;
- and British occupy it, 66.
- Fort Oswego, position of, 30.
- Fort Stanwix, position of, 30;
- St. Leger's force, 35;
- garrisoned and defended, 90, 91;
- attempt to relieve fails, 91;
- garrison makes a sally, 92;
- siege raised, 93; 94, note.
- Francis, Ebenezer, covers retreat from Ticonderoga, fights Frazer at Hubbardton, but is killed, 51; 55, note.
- Frazer, Simon, commands a corps under Burgoyne, 34, 35;
- takes Mt. Hope, 40;
- pursues St. Clair, 46;
- comes up with the Americans at Hubbardton, and fights them, 47;
- on the point of defeat is re-enforced, and gains the day, 48;
- crosses the Hudson, and takes post at Saratoga, 70;
- recrosses the Hudson, 87;
- is posted on the right at Bemis' Heights, 105;
- his force, 107;
- killed, 121; 123, note;
- buried, 127; 134, note.
- Freeman's Farm, position of, 99; 100, note, 105;
- first collision at (Sept. 19), 106;
- second battle at, 120-122.
- Gansevoort, Peter, at Fort Stanwix, 90;
- sallies out upon besiegers, 91; 94, note.
- Gates, Horatio, takes command of the Northern Army, 20;
- his rank, 25, note;
- supersedes Schuyler, 95;
- good effect on the army, 97;
- orders an advance to Stillwater, 97;
- want of confidence in Arnold a drawback to success, 98;
- posts the army on Bemis' Heights, 98; note, 99;
- sends Morgan to feel the enemy, 106;
- re-enforces in driblets, 108;
- his camp and army, 115, notes 1 and 2;
- accepts battle again, 120;
- is victorious, 121, 122;
- dilatory pursuit of the enemy, 131;
- comes up with Burgoyne, 131;
- dispositions for attacking, 131;
- receives Burgoyne's surrender, 133.
- Herkimer, Nicholas, marches to relieve Fort Stanwix, 91;
- is waylaid and defeated, 91, 92;
- dies of his wounds, 92; 94, note.
- Hessian Mercenaries, 36, note.
- Howe, Sir William, participation in the campaign discussed, 14;
- driven from Boston, 29;
- George III. disappointed in him, 29;
- gets his orders too late, 31.
- Hubbardton, Vt., garrison of Ticonderoga retreats to, 44;
- St. Clair's rearguard overtaken at, 47;
- battle of, 47, 48, 49.
- Johnson, Sir John, at Oriskany, 91; 94, note.
- Kosciusko, Thaddeus, marks out the lines on Bemis' Heights, 98; 100, note.
- Lake Champlain, the gateway of the north, 16;
- naval battle on, 22;
- Burgoyne's advance, 35;
- shores of, 37;
- Americans driven from, 51.
- Lincoln, Benjamin, sent to Manchester, 74;
- sketch of, 76, note;
- makes a raid in Burgoyne's rear, 113;
- joins Gates, 115;
- wounded, 128.
- Lyman, Phineas, builds Fort Edward, 66.
- Manchester, Vt., Warner posted at, 57;
- rendezvous for militia, 73;
- Lincoln and Stark at, 74.
- Mohawk Valley, plan for invading it,
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