The Death Spirale of Gentleman Johnnis

Burgoyne sent a detachment of 600 hessians east to forage for supplies. But on august sixteenth, these hessians were surrounded at bennington by an american force twice their size and mowed down. This coupled with further reports from disgruntled underlings about badmoral and constant retreating, convinced them that it was time to sack general schyler. Horatio gates showed up just in time to start getting credit for the death spiral of gentleman johnnis. On september thirteenth, gates was ten miles south, fortifying an east west line. At bemus heights, set right up against the hudson,. It was the perfect wall to