The British Invasion from the North. The Campaigns of Generals Carleton and Burgoyne from Canada, 1776-1777, with the Journal of Lieut. William Digby, of the 53D, or Shropshire Regiment of Foot. Illustrated with Historical Notes

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viii, 412 pp. 4to. Original beige cloth, paper spine label, deckle edge. Includes portraits of John Burgoyne and Horatio Gates, and images of the grave of Adams and Culbertson, and the burial of General Fraser. An account of the British invasion from Canada into the colonies during the American Revolution, focusing on the campaigns of General Guy Carleton and General John Burgoyne. Also includes the journal of Lieutenant William Digby, an officer under Carleton's command, which provides invaluable firsthand accounts of various important events: perhaps most notably, the reply of the old chief of the Iroquois to a speech given by Burgoyne on June 21, 1777, who expresses support for the British, calling Burgoyne 'our father' and in reference to the rebelling colonists saying, "We have been tried and tempted by the Bostonians; but we have loved our father, and our hatchets have been sharpened upon our affections." Extensive index follows text. Show more