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selves* The gi'ounid the Amerijcans had taken, 

 was unfiiYorable for a general action, and Stark 

 retreatejl about a rnile and encamped. A coun^ 

 cil of war was hddj and it was agreed to send 

 two detachments upon the enemy's rear, while 

 tlie rest of the troops should make an attack 

 upon their ffonti The next day the .weathei!: 

 was rain}', and though it prevented a general 

 action, there were frequent skirmishings in small 

 parties, which proved favorable and encouraging 

 to the Americans. 



, On August the sixteenth, in the morning. 

 Stark was joined by colonel Symonds and a body 

 of militia from Berkshire, and proceeded to at- 

 tack the enem}^ agreeably to the plan whicK 

 had been concerted. Colonel Baum in the 

 mean time had entrenched, on an advantageous 

 piece of ground near St. Koicks mills, on 3i, 

 branch of Hoosic river ; and rendered his post 

 as strong as his circumstances and situation 

 would admit. Colonel Nichols v^as detached 

 with two hundred men to the rear of his Ieft> 

 colonel Herrick, with three hundred men to the 

 rear of his right ; both wore to join, and then 

 make the attack. Colonels Hubbard and Stick- 

 ney, with two hundred more were ordered on 

 the right, and one hundred were advanced to- 

 wards the front to draw the attention of tlie ene- 

 my that wsLj. About three o'clock in the after- 

 noon the troops had taken their situation, and 

 were ready to commence the action. While 

 Nichols xind Herrick were bringing their Troops 

 together, the Indians were alarmed at the pros- 

 pect, and pushed off between the two corps ; 

 but received a fire as they were passing, by 



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