| Show TO VICTORY OR pl dearil i rt if BENEDICT ARNOLDS MOE ON H hl van honse 11 tile nil nt ali till title if iril tuSi 1 by heroic lT jirim or ft llin ili arfi all alti I 1 tho 11 11 glicr liy america I 1 all AI arnold died ailed in harness nt air siira sara alt aboga angly one line il n i r 1 pia page of f anier kiiji ins annil i liula riot not hive appeared lie was wall tuu lot great a 1 man to lie 0 in awarding tin the leonors of history to A liero cs gitil that ver i I 1 lifts into imbor lance inner the pitiful as v 1 felisco on oil tile I 1 he I 1 11 I 1 lid iid S 1 sot thir that blasted IIi isted his brilli brilliant nut crl cri ci cl err eer tire arh tit of t october T 1777 sealed I 1 the donni of 1 larit ii londin lo ilion ii fc tilt I 1 nr 1 l t bat di dan set lit to crush tile Revo lill on oil his front and crown ili hi victorious marell from rom canada to the late inta nor by attaining albany mid a n jurle junction tion 1 milli 1 ili gen clinton Clin tou who was wal maki making aig ell u ill ly bucce successful 40 progress tit ill the ou oli no freigen power haj had its as yet killer jiin r nn independence land antl the ilie ees of the arll ir ll were literally turned d military eat events inq t hell pg p siang sinson ott the jine of thellma a ana the little lakes uns a lealler le fitted for liis his nud hild tile llott er if reg and 1 german ati uil u ail il aarle aric Q i his its opponent gut anid ha 1 tire nor force lit ill int numbers niber bin nitta anni of ili his troops were ini litia and lor for the fair weather soldier ebli chency depended upon t licar bt illg kept at a i n hire client of iii iri Mir goyne moved a col co linin ilyin forward to hank flank intes on oil th the left bin tit alio attempt was discovered dinov erod iu in lite american camp und wa ans toiled foiled by sharp and by a i court conn ter aruold arnold wits was iu in hl hi rent it a gen enil without a command com manil gates had de d praed him hill of his soldiers by detaching detach ins the di work ision lie had previously commanded so 0 o IL UA 1 tu to bring it under gen lincoln and without displacing arnold iby positive or deini adert had bail ignored ili hii in eirma cam in ili a ler to indicate ludica tc tiit the ey would gladly he be rid ill of 0 him when the alio battle began egnik in earnest arnold slid said to aids xii xi man shall keep me die in my tent toda tod t it if I 1 am aiu mith ithone atit a coni coin fiand I 1 vil mill light fight in the ranks but the sol soldiery god bickas blent will ollow follow ma rn lead como came ou on viet victory Airy ur or death deach then leaping into his saddle on tire back of 0 his black war horse warren diomed tor for the hero of 0 hi lie ile galloped or 1 latuer 11 1 her ile llew on oil his hia thoroughbred thorough bd bed steed nera till alin held field to the post of 0 danger gate tes fiur friedly dispatched an aid after the imnetu onh soldier with a peremptory order for i him to return to catnip ile he do i giue rash thin thins was the explanation tie ne tin the order arnold saw at the aid approaching him the flold giving warren the rein lie he sped on out int of cil rench reach and found one of his hii hi i own brigades the soldiers ol diers received liim him with wild cheery another anothy r armlon 11 on the field of Fl Flold eu nod and lie he immediately dashed against the center in ili the forefront of the fight ight lie ho rode erect brandishing his hia sword biord shouting orders and appealing tip u men and so rapid warr wert his and changes of posit PI ion that gate till aid was unable to ret get within speaking distance and order the In inspired spirel war god back to hist his tont tent fortunately tor for abe cause of 0 american freedom no other oilier rid aid had better luck and arnold and his black horse kept in the van ran of tire Anteri americans caus the remainder of the day the foes in front of 0 arnold were the hessians under Klesc di land and british reu i lars under phillips right and left flanks had been broken but his center was made firm hy by it 11 line ol 01 big best german geranan troops under able commanders arnold was repulsed lit in his first charge ind went at it again ridoux at the very front aront of his men this is a commonplace saying ana often mraie nothing but lit in arnolds 4 a ae e it wa arif literally lit evilly true this was arnolds way on oil many occasions and especially upon this one some time before that he had wt set out for a battlefield saying s you will he acir trofino of my beffie victorious or nomore EK more liis coi idu it saratoga hall hail been called rush 1 frantic 1 mad 11 frenzied ic 0 J 11 furious and di this lat last from gates who was war not upon the field nt at all atilt and arnold was wa not blone in his bis high t N alor at saratoga airo ahtes s the lines jn in bur goynes camp there was another war ar god incarnate in the person of gen fraser Iri wr a man to lead call picked companies aorl iril hopes and desperate e I 1 I 1 Z 4 tit ay TO oltY 01 DEAT what arnold araold became to the americana An tile the moment lie ho appeared on tile alel d braher had been darlng the whole light fight ta oje british DrI tish alivn when arnold broke tle tie efel aan lines in ID his hii second c cli harge arge and sent them reeling back in N w ild HAI r fraer fra l raer er rallied the men aud and by volcar vogic md kl example brought them to a stand and i aved them froia rout lie rode nr ar iron gray lore lor e and wils was as als in ili the british front as arnold wm wag lit in the american arnold billed he atik fotion of col dallel morin morgan who led it select ba anly lily or 0 ril leinen lemen to Irr ermers mers and said that officer upon upun theara lirose is a host best atud and must bu bo disposed of direct tile the attention of some of 0 tile among your ril lemn to him morgan stationed a file in ia 0 f bai lian vi it it ordera to pick oil all the man mail on ill tile the ariy hurse in ili a few minutes the linten fell to fly when it bm hi camo tine evident that lie he wits being made il perikl target ahe 1 lie bornal wounding of G Fra fragier was a tty curnin tur raim nin cubit in tho the battle the fightlin had chua tar far battu la in open sald midway L Ls s acri tecetl t the lie hotbo hi tl arnina 4 v derai lite collis colli 1111 lot bati billit Is isair koyne goynes 1 attili att iii or ll it 1 american lind in irimia 0 cat u dean gaite mcw aitt i issued sued from illein ut ani fallen upon tin lite liri tish column arnolds arnold impetuous ending illin I 1 tilt lie disabling ta tr of ynes chief lanch I 1 he ell cilly line into ij ii pallie followed liy by at aristy retreat to in tile llie i ity A pursuit leti led tile the Aine ricans alio ri ait blaul of this the ailt nork mirk cud under rise of the winch which thanks to Ani wits riot not allowed allowe fl if to dig t the lie aaers sum is wis wi w i pushed to the extreme me ill griir ili isritz li rif dit w n protected by ln fit drelic limelen shaped ille it bor ter in ill a i si i roii mil rol redoubt otilit nil all bel by tile lie li I 1 liro ivere on ill it AM it 11 im ino Ne pirated thrisi from the annin line or of it nehe and leiu that stretched thed to the nerin ia alic form if annir aai ir rei regu pi lir lire are abe rl ln or of the die maidat line wit ans field hv british ihli bight infantry under E karl air 1 1 11 ilea ara it biml ad arnold let acl port 1011 of in liri Klc the alio works lit ahil aimini ih t lie bitter 11 tit by it bayonet c large I 1 llis I 1 k cond condriet liet lit 1104 hii tin timi 3 rn lind li id so 10 many m iny chroni acler ui gitil I 1 bar the record ii ellb ti tt 11 ill his biot ii ot t his rin glug nol MII ahe antti awl ami lis balaick into every e fry peril lie made a part of vi i irry cry everit event of nf tile alii conflict at t one ime timo lio he a garelt WK ing it mil and that it soi tie borich Xo A rich awl I 1 crA 1 I alan tit ti w ei yim lie I 1 cil wit willi it i L welcome come xo xon collie on in boys it if this the tiny day is long liing viel v 1 l I 1 have them ill all ill before night frimid failed lit ill lis liis attack on oil ill ins first and only complete of the du between Ilai carras and the germau hill kii 1 curtain formed oi of liw break breust works 4 and a couple of sack stockades ades into alito ligal had lm 1111 tily thrown a foice of and tory As arnold turned away anway from liAl carrns lin pregnable voit position loll lo he siw saw tile the old bri gude Larner ls pait jit of his division tint that had butil fought mith him before tile the british retreat tm rit without a halt lie iio led ell tills this force against the stockade A broko broke through tle tl lite line and thus cut oil tile the germans Genoni ison on the hill neither did this liis success satisfy or kiv give excy excuse for a halt leaving I edving the lie fierily fic lily grinel works work to the men who land had entered them arnold galloped off to the laft ic ft tovar warel tin the hill and in fit so doing passed t b I 1 tv beir the fire ot the contending troops in ili front of the hill he be feind two willing regiment Nand ril lemen and instructing ting their loaders leaders to make an antill on nn the direct dimet dim et rout flout led in person binale a regiment round around under the shelter of tit the lill bill between tho the Gert germans naus mid and the lie canadians aud Tor torlea lej wliam lie hall just P 4 r 4 0 DOST DONT if my in ill stockades arom this poin lie be rushed for foi the rear of the hessian stronghold it seems seeing to bo be a fact t hat arnolds Arnol lt perona personality lity alone won tho the bill from till alir germait Ger armin cr min mair this height completely dominated callip ind and WILS placed in ia good labud t tor for defense tile the german lir andor gen breyman Hr eyman arnoldi boils figure on liis his foam ing n black horo lind had attracted the attention of the lie opp opposing soldiery tit at various period per iodA of the conflict ind and his big sudden ap a pe branc arane in the rear of their fortress for forcia rm gained tire sally port spread ill dismay la in their ranks rank s s aud and firing ono one wild volley they bed i the hr otterway other way only to be received lit la that by tire the troops araold hod had ordered oraf red tu to act in concert on oil the front in the fact face of 0 that purling volley arnold went down shot through gli t alic lie bayne ley leg that lint ban bad been tila diomed bled it at quebec and his horse horns fell bend bead ac tilt the same instant in staat the contest traced d on oil fora for ii few minutes the Ger german malit lender leader attempting attempt inK to told out and losing his life in the effort it was nightfall tile the point was haq gained fain cd and although the ali sp salce ice hiter intervening between the height and the main m 1 ilk line where balcarran Bal Bail earr carras as commanded nn aill s recovered by bir the ibo british after arnold quit the alie scene on the heels of the first sue ces ce s the Ameri americans calls clung citing to the lite hill and Bur burgoyne guyne evacuated his bis iu in tile the darkness lie iio knew that the key ways was lost and lii hi fortified ground was untenable after shifting from point to point without battle lie surrendered at the end of a week two months later france mado made a treaty acknowledging the independence of the llie united spain and holland soon followed the example set by the bourbons and bom foreign ign fleets and troops certainly gave liean heart it if riot not actual st length to tho the revola tiow sib for the victory at ali saratoga congress passed a vote of thanks to gens onte gates lincoln and arnold lincoln was second in co minand but bill like his chief he be abstained abstain eil front from appearing on oa the battlefield day congles Cong rcA riso elso granted a right for whit it arnold liml long sued in 10 vain a i recognition ot of his proper rank among the major generals of the army saratoga wah wab arnolds last battle for freedom and his last moments there were the t of iris his life whery when liia ids noble war home warren fell carrying him down with a bullet through his thigh bo bone 11 he turned to tire tho men who followed with C tire thi t linal final exhort exhortation ration hush on my b brave rave bos boh rush on heretofore it had licen come Conie on ou but iset arnold could DO longer lodger lend leal the alie german soldier who shot arrold had been spotted potted by sonio sonic one in the american ranks rank ind sand wounded and soldier bol dier maddened at tile the 1 bif 1 liis 1 fallen chief drew up nil to plunge his 1 bayonet 1 11 t the innate hessian sitio arnlold arnold daiv tile the movement and partly rising from lits lit 1 ami leaning upon the body ol 01 his hore hor e lie the angry patriot to dubit livirt him baid he lle Is it alno fIlow fi how 1 tile lie biographer of arnold aull I aiu N Arlio arnold bl lle ho who could thus save tha life ot of a helpless enemy while mil thing fitin i wound around just inflicted by that enemy could not have lit in generosity this was tile hour for hen ben edict ditt arnald to have diel dial yea w deleth l ail coming at that hour in the ut of at a glAi rious victory work won by and ilith that belie iii oll liis his lips lipa would have made ra adeth tha tiame name of arnnld one of fames few but ones instead of what it now is a 1 tor fur politico political infamy 1 li KILVER |
