A pictorial school history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States . dred Hessians, Avhom Bur-jroyne had sent to the aid ofBaum, came up. These werejoined by many of their coun-trymen who had fled. Starkwas endeavoring to gather to-gether his scattered men, when,fortunately. Colonel Warner,^with a fresh body of militia,arrived from Bennington, andthe enemy were again defeated. XII. The reverses experi-enced by the British at FortSchuyler and Bennington, sc-Iiously embarrassed the move-ments of Burgoyne, and weak-ened a
A pictorial school history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States . dred Hessians, Avhom Bur-jroyne had sent to the aid ofBaum, came up. These werejoined by many of their coun-trymen who had fled. Starkwas endeavoring to gather to-gether his scattered men, when,fortunately. Colonel Warner,^with a fresh body of militia,arrived from Bennington, andthe enemy were again defeated. XII. The reverses experi-enced by the British at FortSchuyler and Bennington, sc-Iiously embarrassed the move-ments of Burgoyne, and weak-ened and dispirited his wholearmy. Just then, when theAmericans were in good forceto confront the British, achange was made in the com-mand of the patriot army of thenorth—General Gates, by actof Congress, was appointed tosucceed Schuyler. XIII. Gates advanced to Bemis Heights, a little above * Seth Warner was born in Connecticut, about 1744. He took part in the capture of Ticonderoga andCrown Point, in 1775 ; was at the battles of Bunker flill, , and Bemis Heiglits, and waa withMontgomery in Canada. He died iu Connecticut, in Schnet ALBANY® MASS. SARATOGA AND VICINITY. XI. Questions.—51. What occurred at this juncture? 52. How did fortunefavor the Americans ? XII. 58. How did the defeat of the British at Bennington affect thent ? 54. Whowas appointed to succeed Schuyler? 55. What injustice was done to Schuyler bythe change? XIII. 56. To what place did Gates advance ? 5T. In what direction is that fromBennington? (See map, p. 149.) 58. What movement did Burgoyne make? was the first battle of Stillwater fought? 60. Give an account of it. 61. Bywhat other name is that battle also known ? 150 AMERICAN REVOLUTION. Stillwater, and Burgoyne crossed the Hudson, arrivingwithin two miles of the American camp. On thefollowing day, September the 19th, was fought the first battleof Stillwater, sometimes called the battle of Berais Heights, inwhich Arnold was the lea
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