. The New England magazine . his journals Riedeselthus gives the motives forKaums hapless expedition : Lieutenant- Colonel Baummarched to-day from Port Millerto the ]5attenkill. General Bur-goyne rode up to him to give himfurther instructions. As the saidgeneral had received intelligencethat there was a magazine of considerableimportance at Bennington, defended only by asmall body of military, he countermanded the in-structions he had previously given Baum andordered him, instead of marching to Manchesterand thence to Bennington, to take the direct road,attack the enemy and capture the magazin
. The New England magazine . his journals Riedeselthus gives the motives forKaums hapless expedition : Lieutenant- Colonel Baummarched to-day from Port Millerto the ]5attenkill. General Bur-goyne rode up to him to give himfurther instructions. As the saidgeneral had received intelligencethat there was a magazine of considerableimportance at Bennington, defended only by asmall body of military, he countermanded the in-structions he had previously given Baum andordered him, instead of marching to Manchesterand thence to Bennington, to take the direct road,attack the enemy and capture the Burgoyne informed General Riedesel up-on the latters return from Fort George of thealteration in his plan respecting the expeditionunder Lieutenant-Colonel Baum- General Riedeselexpressed his fear and astonishment in regard tothe danger attending it. General Burgoyne, how-ever, considered the change in the plan neces-sary for the following reasons: (i.)It would be ofgreat advantage to the army to gather their suli-. A Street in Bennington, sistence from the captured magazine of the enemyuntil supplies could be transported to the armysufficent to last for four weeks. (2.) In case heshould move with his whole army against theenemy near Stillwater, General Arnold would notbe able to send a strong force against ColonelBaum. (3.) That he had received intelligencethat Colonel St. Leger was besieging Fort Stan\\ ixand that Arnold intended to send a considerableforce to the relief of that place; therefore, it wasof the greatest importance that a detachment ofthe left wing should make a move and thus intimi-date the enemy and prevent him from sendingthis force against St. Leger. These three reasonsoverruled the representations of GeneralRiedesel.
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