... made worse by heavy rain, they marched in an area covered by thick forest, marshes, swamps, and hills, with long train of artillery. It took Burgoyne almost a month to travel 22 miles, where he had previously marched 150 miles in a week in his advance on Fort Ticonderoga. While Burgoyne struggled, George Washington reinforced the Continental Army by sending troops under Brigadier ... along the New England coast. The army of Guy Carleton in Canada was to head south and join with the army of William Howe in New York. Germain wanted to catch Washington in New York and crush the Continental...

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