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Lieutenant - Colonel Baiim, his slow march, 145 ; fight near Ben- nington, and retreat, 147; does good service at Freeman's Farm, 153 ; killed at Stillwater, 158.

Briede, Lieutenant, fords the Bronx, 77 ; killed at Fort Washington, 77.

Bronx River. See Chatterton Hill.

Brown, Colonel John, threatens Ticonderoga, 153.

Brown, Captain Moses, at Trenton, 92, n.

Brunswick, N. J. See y\Vw Brunswick.

Brunswickers start from Brunswick and embark, 46; commanded by Baron Riedesel, 117, 118; quality of troops, 119; bad uniforms and no overcoats, 119; voyage to Canada, 120; naval engagement on Lake Champlain, 122, 123 ; winter quarters and arrival of second divi- sion, 124; number with Burgoyne's expedition, 137, 138; Bennington, 142-147; advance on Stillwater and fight at Freeman's Farm, 151- 153; condition of the army, 154; reconnoissance and fight, 156-158; retreat to Saratoga, 160-162; surrender, number, 169; lay down their arms, 181; flags concealed, 181, 182; as prisoners, march across Massachusetts, 184; near Cambridge, 189-193; transferred to Virginia, 193-196: desertion, 287 ; disabled soldiers left in Can- ada on the return of the others to Brunswick, 291. See Baum ; Brey7nann ; Brwiszvick-Ltinebtirg ; Numbers; Riedesel.

Brunswick-Luneburg, number of inhabitants, 8.

Brunswick-Luneburg, Duke Charles L and his son, Duke Charles Will- iam Ferdinand, govern together, 8; the latter marries a sister of George III., 8; their character, they let out troops, amount of sub- sidy, 8; treaty with England, 16; blood-money clause, 17-19; the soldiers who have been surrendered at Saratoga not to be sent back to Germany, 181 ; invalids to be left in Canada when the troops return, 291. See Numbers.

Bull, Alderman, speaks in the House of Commons, 30.

Burgoyne, Lieutenant-General John, receives scalps, 122 ; commands the expedition to the Hudson in 1777, 136; disliked by Riedesel, 136, 137; number of troops, 138; employment of Lidians, 138; takes Fort Ticonderoga, 140; requests Riedesel to issue an order against marauding, 141; advances to Fort Edward, 142; rough nature of the country, 142 ; letter to Riedesel concerning baggage, 142 ; need of provisions and pack-horses, 143; Burgoyne sends Lieutenant-Colonel Baum to Bennington, 143 ; remonstrance of Riedesel, 143 ; warning of the guide, 144; letter from Baum and reply, 144; second letter from Baum, 145; Lieutenant-Colonel Breymann ordered to support Baum, 145 ; letter, 146; Burgoyne advances to support Breymann, 147 ; importance of the battle of Bennington to Burgoyne, 147 ; St. Leger's expedition to the Mohawk Valley, 14S-150; Burgoyne crosses the Hudson, 151 ; action at Freeman's Farm, near Stillwater, 152; critical condition of the army, 154; letter from Sir Henry Clinton, 154; the answer intercepted by General Clinton, 155; the