Brechman in turn was compelled to retire; but he maintained the engagement until dark, when, abandoning his artillery and baggage, he saved his party under cover of the night.
[Footnote 82: Gordon.] One thousand stand of arms, and nine hundred swords were taken in this battle.

General Burgoyne represented his loss in men at about four hundred; but thirty-two officers, and five hundred and sixty-four privates, including Canadians and loyalists, were made prisoners.

The number of the dead was not ascertained, because the action with Brechman had been fought in the woods, and been continued for several miles.
The British general therefore must have included in his estimate of loss, only his European troops.
This important success was soon followed by another of equal influence on the fate of the campaign.
Fort Schuyler had been fortified with more skill, and was defended with more courage, than St.Leger had expected.

His artillery made no impression on its walls; and his Indians, who were much better pleased with obtaining plunder and scalps, than besieging fortresses, became intractable, and manifested great disgust with the service.

In this temper, they understood that Arnold was advancing with a large body of continental troops; and, soon afterwards were told that Burgoyne and his army had been totally defeated; a report probably founded on the affair at Bennington.