In this episode we are concluding the Saratoga campaign with Burgoyne's retreat and surrender. This victory will fundamentally change the outlook of the war in several ways.
We are back talking about Burgoyne and his army. After the bloody battle he had with the Americans on September 19th Burgoyne is planning his next move. After lingering for a couple of weeks the British stumble into another battle with the Americans.
I just wanted to take a few minutes to to let you know about a plan for some future episodes after we finish the Saratoga campaign.
In this episode we talk about the forts Montgomery and Clinton and the 3 Clinton's that will do battle there. Yes I said three, though a footnote to the Saratoga Campaign it is important to mention the events that will take place in the Hudson Highlands.
Burgoyne begins moving his army from Fort Miller, he has to find the best way to by pass the American army or overtake them. Gates and the Continentals are ready if the British come they will make them pay for it.
Not that we have finally gotten to through all of the other side stories. We will begin looking at the armies on either side are fairing
In this episode we are looking at two events that act as a catalyst for the coming battle of Saratoga.
In this episode we will conclude the discussion about what is going on in the Mohawk Valley. We are looking at the siege of Fort Stanwix and how this will be a key moment in the war in the north.
Returning after a long hiatus we are picking up where we left off. I review the start of the mohawk expedition to set the stage for the Battle of Oriskany. A relief force of local patriots coming to the aid of the Fort Stanwix will face off with Tories and their Indians allies in one of the bloodier battles of the Frontier.
We are shifting our focus from Burgoyne's Army to the expeditionary force under Colonel Barry St. Ledger. The plan was for them to move down the valley along the Mohawk River and meet up with Burgoyne at Albany. First however St. Ledger would have to take Fort Stanwix.
Things are heating up in upstate New York, as Burgoyne moves south he decides to allow a contingent of men go in search of supplies. Under the command of a German Colonel a mixed force of Germans, British, Tories and Indians run into a force of Vermont and New Hampshire militia at a small town called Bennington.
Burgoyne is poised to march on Schuyler at Fort Edward but the wily General has a plan that will help change the fortunes of the American army.
The American army is about to be trapped inside Fort Ticonderoga, if the Army is lost so are the hopes of American Revolution. Arthur St. Clair decides that he is going to evacuate the fort as a result two small but important conflicts erupt around Hubbardton and Fort Ann.
Burgoyne Has prepared his army for the march south if they move swiftly they can lay siege to Fort Ticonderoga removing a key military force from the field on his march for Albany.
In this episode we are heading back north to the begin the summer campaign season of 1777. Arnold and Gates had a very eventful fall and kept the British in the north. As we begin the campaign season of 1777 there is a new commander for the British and he is looking to make a name for himself.
From January to March of 1777 there was a small war that was unfolding in rural New Jersey, it was known as the Forage War. The British were in search of supplies for there winter camps in New Brunswick and Amboy but a series of blitz attacks by the Americans left them wanting through most of the winter.
We are closing up the campaigns of 1776 by talking about the plans of Washington and the Army in winter and early spring of 1777.
Washington won a surprise victory over the Hessians at Trenton the day after Christmas. He wants to follow up that victory by heading north to New Brunswick but Cornwallis is marching against him at the head of 8,000 men. Washington is once again going to have to out smart the British if he is going to be successful.
Having successfully crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night Washington now leads his army to Trenton. The Germans having celebrated the previous night were not ready for the early morning wake up call the Americans had planned.
December 1776 Howe sends a communiqué out to the rest of the army that the British Army would be going into winter quarters. That sentiment however would not be shared by Washington who plans to launch a surprise attack on the German Troops in Trenton. On Christmas night Washington crosses with his army to give the Germans a Christmas surprise they will never forget.
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