. A history of Vermont, with the state constitution, geological and geographical notes, bibliography, chronology, statistical tables, maps, and illustrations. ichfell upon Burgoyne were stripping his army of itsefficiency. The provisions taken at Ticonderoga wentrapidly during his slow progress. Transportation was poor; fresh supplieswere not the latter partof July to the middleof August his armywas busy bringing for-ward supplies andbateaux from LakeGeorge. But hisutmost diligence wasinsufficient to meethis needs. It becameevident that if he wasto carry his campaignthrough with
. A history of Vermont, with the state constitution, geological and geographical notes, bibliography, chronology, statistical tables, maps, and illustrations. ichfell upon Burgoyne were stripping his army of itsefficiency. The provisions taken at Ticonderoga wentrapidly during his slow progress. Transportation was poor; fresh supplieswere not the latter partof July to the middleof August his armywas busy bringing for-ward supplies andbateaux from LakeGeorge. But hisutmost diligence wasinsufficient to meethis needs. It becameevident that if he wasto carry his campaignthrough with successhe must draw on thesupplies of the enemyto replenish his ownstores. The resourcesin his immediate vicinity were soon exhausted. Reportscame to him that at Bennington, guarded only by themilitia, lay a quantity of military stores gathered forthe use of the American army. He determined to securethose stores for the British army. iThis portrait of Major General John Stark was made, on the orderof the legislature of New Hampshire, by U. D. Tenney, from an origi-nal sketch by Miss Hannah Crowninshield in 1810, Stark then beingeighty-two years of John Stark 1 THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION lOl To execute this move he placed a select body of Ger-man troops, some Canadians, and about a hundred Indiansunder the command of Colonel Baum. To facilitate opera-tions further he ordered another detachment to post itself
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