The campaign of LieutGenJohn Burgoyne : and the expedition of LieutColBarry StLeger . testown, 174. Wilburs basin, 43, 72, 77. Wilcox, William, 438. Wilkinson, 59, 85, 91, 128, 130;reconnoitres British position,57 ; corrected, 399, 370 ; de-scribes Mt. Hope, 15 ;? onArnold, 68 ; his memoirs, 20. Willards mountain, 77, 376. Willett, col. Marinus, 159, 175,200; declines to surrender,202; popular, 206 ; leaves thefort, 206; his sortie, 193;judge advocate, 209; swordvoted to, 195 ; adventure, 271. Williams, col. Otho, his march, 42. Williams, major, 44, 63. Willsborough, Burgoyne at, II. Wolves, c

The campaign of LieutGenJohn Burgoyne : and the expedition of LieutColBarry StLeger . testown, 174. Wilburs basin, 43, 72, 77. Wilcox, William, 438. Wilkinson, 59, 85, 91, 128, 130;reconnoitres British position,57 ; corrected, 399, 370 ; de-scribes Mt. Hope, 15 ;? onArnold, 68 ; his memoirs, 20. Willards mountain, 77, 376. Willett, col. Marinus, 159, 175,200; declines to surrender,202; popular, 206 ; leaves thefort, 206; his sortie, 193;judge advocate, 209; swordvoted to, 195 ; adventure, 271. Williams, col. Otho, his march, 42. Williams, major, 44, 63. Willsborough, Burgoyne at, II. Wolves, c Stock Photo

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The campaign of LieutGenJohn Burgoyne : and the expedition of LieutColBarry StLeger . testown, 174. Wilburs basin, 43, 72, 77. Wilcox, William, 438. Wilkinson, 59, 85, 91, 128, 130;reconnoitres British position, 57 ; corrected, 399, 370 ; de-scribes Mt. Hope, 15 ;? onArnold, 68 ; his memoirs, 20. Willards mountain, 77, 376. Willett, col. Marinus, 159, 175, 200; declines to surrender, 202; popular, 206 ; leaves thefort, 206; his sortie, 193;judge advocate, 209; swordvoted to, 195 ; adventure, 271. Williams, col. Otho, his march, 42. Williams, major, 44, 63. Willsborough, Burgoyne at, II. Wolves, cry of on battle field, 55. Women in the army, 248 ; stripthe dead, 66, 248. Wood creek, 155; obstructed, 29, 156, 340; American flotillaovertaken at, 23. Woodruff, Samuel, his narrative, 63, 186, 192, 314, 327; re-moves Arnold, 68. Wyandot Panther, 306, 309. Yankee Doodle adopted as a national hymn, 379.Yorktown, surrender of, 133.Younglove, Dr. Moses, 186, 189. f-* •ft./ t * ? liv...- »> , ?1 i .* , r Mli; !•; . II, i-:l- .0 (? -. .? ft :? ? :/Mj.^- li; A t^^r.

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