He took care that Lincoln and Arnold should be there to look after the New England militia, and he wrote to Governor Clinton, in whose energy and courage he had great confidence, to rouse up the men of New York.

He suggested the points of attack, and at every moment advised and counseled and watched, holding all the while a firm grip on Howe.

Slowly and surely the net, thus painfully set, tightened round Burgoyne.

The New Englanders whipped one division at Bennington, and the New Yorkers shattered another at Oriskany and Fort Schuyler.
The country people turned out in defense of their invaded homes and poured into the American camp.

Burgoyne struggled and advanced, fought and retreated.