. Soldiers and patriots of the American revolution . ^. Wehad between three hundred and four hundredkilled and wounded, whilst tlie loss of the enemyapproached six CHAPTER XXL THE CAPTURE OF GENERAL BURGOYNE. The following narnitive is a continuation of the old journal found in the B family at Albany. Oct. 9tJi, 1777. Those Avho have examined thefield of battle say that they saw a hundred ofthe enemy lying dead and unburied upon theground. We have learned that at tlie engage-ment on the 7th, Burgoyne came near losing hislife. One bullet tore his waistcoat, and anotherpassed through h
. Soldiers and patriots of the American revolution . ^. Wehad between three hundred and four hundredkilled and wounded, whilst tlie loss of the enemyapproached six CHAPTER XXL THE CAPTURE OF GENERAL BURGOYNE. The following narnitive is a continuation of the old journal found in the B family at Albany. Oct. 9tJi, 1777. Those Avho have examined thefield of battle say that they saw a hundred ofthe enemy lying dead and unburied upon theground. We have learned that at tlie engage-ment on the 7th, Burgoyne came near losing hislife. One bullet tore his waistcoat, and anotherpassed through his hat. it was a narrow , however, are common in battle. 10th. Last night Burgoyne silently retreated. 228 SOLDIEES AND PATRIOTS He built numerous camp-fires, left a few tentsstanding so as to deceive us, and then, in thedarkness, marched towards Saratoga, leavingthree hundred sick and wounded, and two hun-dred barrels of flour, behind him. General Gatesintends to cut off his further retreat. 1 hope hewill be successful. l^th. Burgoyne, in his retreat, has beenguilty of destroying all the property in his has burnt every house that he could reach.
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