Young people's history of the American Revolution . Indians was to go up theSt. Lawrence from Montreal and to sweep down throughthe Mohawk valley and join Burgoyne at Albany. At thesame time Clinton with another force was to come upthe Hudson from New York and join the other two menand so effectually split and hold apart the eastern from themiddle and southern colonies. Certainly, as far as theplan was concerned, it was a good one; but to plan is onething, and to do is a very different matter, as John Bur-goyne soon learned to his sorrow. Before entering upon the story of this invasion, how-ev
Young people's history of the American Revolution . Indians was to go up theSt. Lawrence from Montreal and to sweep down throughthe Mohawk valley and join Burgoyne at Albany. At thesame time Clinton with another force was to come upthe Hudson from New York and join the other two menand so effectually split and hold apart the eastern from themiddle and southern colonies. Certainly, as far as theplan was concerned, it was a good one; but to plan is onething, and to do is a very different matter, as John Bur-goyne soon learned to his sorrow. Before entering upon the story of this invasion, how-ever, we must refer to a project of Sir William Howesthat had a marked effect upon the patriots. All throughthe winter of 1776-77 the hardy patriots had been gather-ing stores at Danbury, Connecticut, and word of this hav-ing been received at New York it was decided to send aforce to seize these valuables and so inflict a blow uponthe stubborn farmers that might aid in bringing themto their senses. Accordingly Tryon, who as we know had had such 166.
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