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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bemis's Heights, battles of. (search)
ilent contempt, sat still. A long time Burgoyne waited for further fidings from Clinton. On Oct. 4, he called a council of officers. It was decided to fight their way through the American lines, and, on the morning of oct. 7, 1777, the whole army moved. Towards the American left wing Burgoyne pressed with 1,500 picked men, eight brass cannon, and two howitzers, leaving the main army on the heights in command of Brigadiers Specht and Hamilton, and the redoubts near the river with Brigadier-General Gall. Phillips, Fraser, and Riedesel were with Burgoyne. Canadian rangers, loyalists, and Indians were sent to hang on the American rear, while Burgoyne should attack their front. This movement was discerned before the British were ready for battle. The drums of the American advanced guard beat to arms. The alarm ran all along the lines. Gates had 10,000 troops — enough to have crushed the weakened fee if properly handled. he inquired the cause of the disturbance, and then permitte
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Habberton, John 1842- (search)
Habberton, John 1842- Author; born in Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 24, 1842; was educated in the public schools of Illinois, and in 1859 went to New York and learned the printer's trade. In the Civil War he served in the Union army from 1862 to 1865, rising from private to lieutenant. After the war he entered the service of Harper & Brothers, where he remained till 1872. In 1874-77 he was literary editor of the Christian Union; in 1876-93 was on the editorial staff of the New York Herald; and in 1893-94 on the editorial staff of Godey's magazine. His writings include Yelen's Babies; Other people's children; The Barton experiment; The Jericho road; Who was Paul Grayson? the Scripture Club of Valley rest; Country luck; Grown — up Babies; Life of Washington; My mother-in-law; The worst boy in town; All he knew; Honey and Gall; The Lucky lover; etc. Deacon Crankett, his only drama, has been performed with much succes