. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. e British, but continually harassed them and cut off theirsupplies. Burgoyne sent Colonel Baum with about fifteenhundred men, to seize some provisions at Bennington, John Stark, who, with a smallbody of soldiers, was on his way tojoin Gates, attacked the British, killedBaum, and took many prisoners. On September 19, Burgoyne at-tacked Gates at Saratoga. The battlelasted all day and both sides claimedthe victory. On October 7, herenewed the attack and was days later, seeing the hope-lessness of
. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. e British, but continually harassed them and cut off theirsupplies. Burgoyne sent Colonel Baum with about fifteenhundred men, to seize some provisions at Bennington, John Stark, who, with a smallbody of soldiers, was on his way tojoin Gates, attacked the British, killedBaum, and took many prisoners. On September 19, Burgoyne at-tacked Gates at Saratoga. The battlelasted all day and both sides claimedthe victory. On October 7, herenewed the attack and was days later, seeing the hope-lessness of his position, Burgoyne sur-rendered his entire army of six thou-sand men, with all their cannon, ammunition, and stores. ThisAvas the turning point in the war, since it not only gave newliope and courage to our people, but brought us aid fromFrance. The French had secretly encouraged us and sent us money,but now France made a treatv \vith the colonies and ao-reedto help them with men and ships. When Lafayette, who waswith Washington, heard the news, he ^vept for General Burgoyne. 15S HAZENS ELEMENTARY HISTORY. LESSON.—France then sent an army and a fleet to help us. Englandoffered to make peace. The British retreated from Philadelphia to NewYork, and roused the Indians to make destructive raids. England then declared war on France, and uttered thecolonies everything that they had wanted at tlie beginning ofthe war, \l they would make peace. But it was too late. Onlyas an inde^^endent people would they stop the war. As the French were sending to America an army and a fleetof ships to help us, the British army was ordered from Phila-delphia to New York, lest the French and Americans shouldseize that city. When the British retreated across New Jer-sey, the Americans pursued them as far as Sandy Hook. Inthe North, the British then held only a fewplaces outside of New York, but they werecontinually making raids on the surround-ing country and rousing the Indians to killthe
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