The bulk of Burgoyne's army had made…

August 1777 CE

The bulk of Burgoyne's army had made the trip from Skenesboro to Fort Edward in just five days, but the army's lack of adequate transport had served to delay the army again, as the supply train, hampered by a lack of draft animals and carts and wagons that were capable of dealing with the rough tracks through the wilderness, has taken time to follow.

On August 3, messengers from General Howe finally succeed in making their way through the American lines to Burgoyne's camp at Fort Edward. (Numerous attempts by the British generals to communicate have been frustrated by the capture and hanging of their messengers by the Americans.)

The messengers do not bring good news.

On July 17 Howe had written that he was preparing to depart by sea with his army to capture Philadelphia, and that General Clinton, responsible for New York City's defense, would "act as occurrences may direct".

Burgoyne refuses to divulge the contents of this dispatch to his staff.

Locations
Fort Edward Washington New York United States View →

People
Arthur St. Clair View → Barry St. Leger View → Friedrich Adolf Riedesel View → George Washington View → Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester View → Henry Clinton View → Horatio Gates View → Israel Putnam View → John Burgoyne View → Philip Schuyler View → Seth Warner View → Simon Fraser View → William Howe View → William Phillips View →

Groups
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee, also known as the League of Peace and Power, Five Nations, or Six Nations) View → Wyandot, or Wendat, or Huron people (Amerind tribe) View → Odawa, or Ottawa, people (Amerind tribe) View → Meskwaki, or Fox tribe (Amerind tribe) View → Ojibwa, or Ojibwe, aka or Chippewa (Amerind tribe) View → Nipissing people (Amerind tribe) View → Mississaugas (Amerind tribe) View → Hesse-Kassel, Landgraviate of View → Hessians View → British people View → Britain, Kingdom of Great View → Quebec (British Province) View → Americans View → New Hampshire, State of (U.S.A.) View → New York, independent state of View → United States of America (US, USA) (Philadelphia PA) View → Vermont, Republic of View →

Topics
American Revolution View → American Revolutionary War, or American War of Independence View → Saratoga Campaign View →

Subjects
Conflict View → Government View →

Regions

Subregions

Related Events

Active Filters
People: Philip William Wittelsbach of Neuburg
Location: Madura Island Jawa Timur Indonesia
Refine Results

No related events match the current filters.