The Americans attributed great importance to this place, an importance which might have been justified at an earlier time, but which was now really passed, and it proved of little value to Burgoyne.

Pursuing his march southward, he found himself entangled in the forest and he failed to meet boats which were to ferry him over the streams.
The military operations during the summer and autumn of 1777 might well cause the Americans to exult.

The British plan of sending three armies to clear out the forces which guarded or blocked the road from Canada to the lower Hudson burst like a bubble.

The chief contingent of 8000 men, under General Burgoyne, seems to have strayed from its route and to have been in need of food.

Hearing that there were supplies at Bennington, Burgoyne turned aside to that place.