Elementary History of the United States (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 Excerpt: ...began. He found himself in a wilderness of forest, which made progress slow and difficult. Instead of seeing American Tories flocking to join his army, as he had expected, he found the people unfriendly. Instead of meeting the American commander, General Schuyler, in battle and defeating him, he had to stop and repair bridges that Schuyler had broken down and remove trees that he had felled across the way. When the British general finally reached the Hudson, he found himself in great need of horses to draw his cannon and of provisions to feed his men. He therefore sent a thousand Hessians to seize the horses, provisions, powder, and shot which he knew the Americans had collected at Bennington. But the Americans under Colonel Stark either killed or captured nearly the whole force. The defeat was a severe blow to Burgoyne, and made help from the army in central New York all the more urgent. But this army, which consisted largely of American The Tories Tories and Indians, also disappointed him. When they in a panic were on their way to Albany, a report that a large American army was near at hand so terrified them that they fled in a panic. Burgoyne's position was fast growing desperate. His only hope was in Howe, who was expected to come up from New York. But where was he? Let us follow his movements. Colonel Stark at Bennington READING THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TO AMERICAN TROOPS Howe captures Philadelphia BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Burgoyne, s surrender and aid from France Early in the summer he had started from New York to march across New Jersey and capture Philadelphia. But with Washington in his way this route proved so difficult that he returned to New York and started again by another route. With a large fleet he sailed by way of Chesapeake Bay and landed ...