OCTOBER 17th, 1777
"General Burgoyne, it seems that the Colonists are pulling back!"
John Burgoyne looked up, grinning, as the Patriots pulled back, slowly but surely. "Good. Have the Dragoons chase them back to Albany, then put it under seige. We don't want the Yankees spoiling the city." His aide rode off, and Gen. Burgoyne's smile widened. "Now, what would I have done if I had allowed myself to lose?" He barked a laugh, then rode back to his camp, thinking of his reward.
After the British victory at Saratoga, Gen.'s George Washington and George Clark met in Harrisburgh, Penn., to discuss the future plans. After 2 day's of debate, they decided that the best course of action was that Washington would move west into the Ohio river valley and try to gain Native Americans support while Clark would go north and try to take Montreal. They also agreed to forgo traditional tactics and engage in guerilla warfare. By the end of the month, both Washington and Clark made considerable progress, while Burgoyne was furious that he could not pin the Yankee's down.
NOVEMBER
At the begining of the month, Gen. Clark found himself between a rock and a hard place. He was running low on shot and powder, which made seigeing Montreal almost impossible. He also couldn't sustain the casualties of getting into a true engagement with Burgoyne, and to make matters worse, winter was setting in. So, in a last-ditch effort, he suprised both Burgoyne and Congress by attacking the British-held Fort Ticonderoga in the dead of the night. Because of the suddenness and ferocity of the attack, by dawn the forts supply of shot and powder, food, canons, and even a companys worth of horses were now under his control. This also gave him a place to stay the winter and a base of operations. Also, Gen. Burgoyne was stuck seiging the city of Albany, and even if he did take the city, this year's winter came cold and feirce, trapping him.
Washington, meanwhile, was able to gain the support of several trives along the Ohio river, but soon found that his guerilla tactics were being countered by his lack of cavalry. So instead, boosted by his Navtive American allies, he moved north, and soon reached Fort Detroit and set it under seige. After 3 days of hard fighting, he managed to take the fort, and soon settled down for the winter.
DECEMBER
Unfortunately, it was now Washington who found himself in a tough spot. Although he had made some Native American allies, most were still loyal to the British, and he soon found himself being attacked by them and some Redcoat divisions from Niagara Falls. Clark, unwilling to be held down by nature, left some of his army at Fort Ticonderoga and marched up to Monteal, although the snow did slow his canons to almost a crawl. Nevertheless, on the night of December 18th, just a week before Cristmas, the first of the Patriot canons fired, starting the Seige of Montreal. At first, due to the freezing cold, it seemed that the Yankee's would once more taste defeat, but it was not so. On Cristmas Eve, Clarks canons managed to hit the gate's several time's, and he imidiatly moved forward. After feirce fighting puncuated by Clark himself getting hit in the left arm and right thigh, the Patriots managed to take the city, and, to the suprise and delight of the inhabitants, Clark declared that martial law would begin after Cristmas, and a mass celebration was announced.
"General Burgoyne, it seems that the Colonists are pulling back!"
John Burgoyne looked up, grinning, as the Patriots pulled back, slowly but surely. "Good. Have the Dragoons chase them back to Albany, then put it under seige. We don't want the Yankees spoiling the city." His aide rode off, and Gen. Burgoyne's smile widened. "Now, what would I have done if I had allowed myself to lose?" He barked a laugh, then rode back to his camp, thinking of his reward.
After the British victory at Saratoga, Gen.'s George Washington and George Clark met in Harrisburgh, Penn., to discuss the future plans. After 2 day's of debate, they decided that the best course of action was that Washington would move west into the Ohio river valley and try to gain Native Americans support while Clark would go north and try to take Montreal. They also agreed to forgo traditional tactics and engage in guerilla warfare. By the end of the month, both Washington and Clark made considerable progress, while Burgoyne was furious that he could not pin the Yankee's down.
NOVEMBER
At the begining of the month, Gen. Clark found himself between a rock and a hard place. He was running low on shot and powder, which made seigeing Montreal almost impossible. He also couldn't sustain the casualties of getting into a true engagement with Burgoyne, and to make matters worse, winter was setting in. So, in a last-ditch effort, he suprised both Burgoyne and Congress by attacking the British-held Fort Ticonderoga in the dead of the night. Because of the suddenness and ferocity of the attack, by dawn the forts supply of shot and powder, food, canons, and even a companys worth of horses were now under his control. This also gave him a place to stay the winter and a base of operations. Also, Gen. Burgoyne was stuck seiging the city of Albany, and even if he did take the city, this year's winter came cold and feirce, trapping him.
Washington, meanwhile, was able to gain the support of several trives along the Ohio river, but soon found that his guerilla tactics were being countered by his lack of cavalry. So instead, boosted by his Navtive American allies, he moved north, and soon reached Fort Detroit and set it under seige. After 3 days of hard fighting, he managed to take the fort, and soon settled down for the winter.
DECEMBER
Unfortunately, it was now Washington who found himself in a tough spot. Although he had made some Native American allies, most were still loyal to the British, and he soon found himself being attacked by them and some Redcoat divisions from Niagara Falls. Clark, unwilling to be held down by nature, left some of his army at Fort Ticonderoga and marched up to Monteal, although the snow did slow his canons to almost a crawl. Nevertheless, on the night of December 18th, just a week before Cristmas, the first of the Patriot canons fired, starting the Seige of Montreal. At first, due to the freezing cold, it seemed that the Yankee's would once more taste defeat, but it was not so. On Cristmas Eve, Clarks canons managed to hit the gate's several time's, and he imidiatly moved forward. After feirce fighting puncuated by Clark himself getting hit in the left arm and right thigh, the Patriots managed to take the city, and, to the suprise and delight of the inhabitants, Clark declared that martial law would begin after Cristmas, and a mass celebration was announced.
