The campaign of LieutGenJohn Burgoyne : and the expedition of LieutColBarry StLeger . ing circumstances, forming an importantfeature in the northern border warfare of the St. Leo;er3 himself arrived before the fort on the Wilktis Narrative. ^ Idem. 3 It is difficult, from the books, to determine what was at that time theprecise rank of St. Leger. He has usually been called a brigadier gene-ral. By some contemporary writers he was called Colonel St. Leger. Butin General Burgoynes despatches to Lord George Germaine, of August 20,1777, he is lepeatedly denominated Lieutenant Co
The campaign of LieutGenJohn Burgoyne : and the expedition of LieutColBarry StLeger . ing circumstances, forming an importantfeature in the northern border warfare of the St. Leo;er3 himself arrived before the fort on the Wilktis Narrative. ^ Idem. 3 It is difficult, from the books, to determine what was at that time theprecise rank of St. Leger. He has usually been called a brigadier gene-ral. By some contemporary writers he was called Colonel St. Leger. Butin General Burgoynes despatches to Lord George Germaine, of August 20,1777, he is lepeatedly denominated Lieutenant Colonel St. Leger. He isalso called Colonel St. Leger by Bissett. But he, nevertheless, signed hisname as a brigadier general in a letter to Col. Gansevoort, on the 9thof August. Expedition of Lt. Col. Barry St. Leger. 169 3d of August, with his whole force — a motley col-lection of British regulars, Hessiati auxiliaries, NewYork loyalists, usually denominated Johnsons Greens,together with numbers of the Canadians, and the Indiansunder Thayendanegea. Sir John Johnson, and Colonels. SIR JOHN JOHNSON. Claus and Butler/ were also engaged with him in theexpedition. A flag was sent into the fort on the morningof that day, with a copy of a rather pompous proclama-tion from St. Leger, which, it was probably supposed,from its vaunting threats and lavish promises, might pro- At the breaking out of the war, John Butler was lieutenant colonel ofa regiment of the Tryon county militia, of which Guy Johnson was thecolonel and Jelles Fonda the major. Sir John had been commissioned ageneral after the decease of his father. 170 Campaign of General John Burgoyne. duce a strong impression upon the garrison. Theforces intrusted to my command are designed to act inconcert, and upon a common principle, with the nu-merous armies and fleets which already display, in everyquartei of America, the power, the justice, and, whenproperly sought, the mercy of the king. So commencedthe proclamation. After den
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