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The regular force allotted to this expeditiott>! 

 amounted to seven thousand one hundred and 

 thirteen men, British and Germans, exclusive 

 of the corps of artillery ; of these, the Germans, 

 consisting mostly of the Brunswick troops, 

 amounted to three thousand two hundred and 

 i^eventeen. Large additions were . expected 

 from the Canadians and Indians ; and arms and 

 accoutrements were provided in great quantities 

 to supply the royalists, who were expected to 

 join the British troops in large numbers, as soon 

 ^s their army should have advanced within the 

 frontiers of the United States. An excellent 

 and compleat train of brass artillery was fur- 

 nished for the campaign ; and it was said by 

 the British, that a more compleat boc>y of offi- 

 cers and men had never been seen in anj'' army 

 not more numerous than this. In the execution 

 of the proposed operations, Burgoyne was to be 

 assisted by eeveral of the most able and excel- 

 lent officers, who were then on the stage. A- 

 mong these were major general Phillips, of the 

 artillery, who had acquired much honor, by his 

 conduct under prince Ferdinand, in Germany. 

 He had the brigadier generals Frazier, Powel, 

 and Hamilton ; all of th-em officers who had 

 distinguished tliemselves by former services ; 

 and with the Brunswick troops, major general 

 Reidesel, and brigadier general Specht. The; 

 army in every respect, was in the best condition 

 that could be expected or desired ; the troops/ 

 in the style of the army, were in high spirits, 

 admirably disciplined, and uncommonly healthy^ 



To favor the operations of the commander 

 ih chief, an expedition was projected ^ on the 



