General Schuyler had had trees cut down across its woodland paths and had done his work so well that it took Burgoyne about a day to march a mile and a half.

This gave the Americans time to gather from all quarters and bar his southward way.

But many of the soldiers had no faith in Schuyler and Congress gave the command to General Horatio Gates.
[Sidenote: Battle of Bennington, 1777.

_Hero Tales_, 59-67.] 150.

Bennington, 1777 .-- Burgoyne had with him many cavalrymen.