With Musket and Tomahawk: Volume I - The Saratoga Campaign and the Wilderness War of 1777

"A brilliantly written, meticulously research, vivid and well balanced account highlighting the four month struggle in the pivotal year of 1777 during the American Revolutionary War." - The Citizen (Auburnpub.com)

"...a fascinating book...Logusz brings this part of the Revolutionary War to life with excellent detail... It is a story with real people as they struggle to live and win the independence of a new nation. From a historical standpoint and as one who loves history, I highly recommend this book." - IPMS

"Logusz has a flair for vivid detail, whether describing the terror Colonists felt during Indian raids on their settlements or the chaos of the battles in the unfamiliar wilderness." - Library Journal

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Wilderness War of 1777

1 The Strategic Dilemma in the Northern Theater
2 Lord Germain’s Proposal
3 Burgoyne’s Plan to Advance on Albany
4 The British Army in Canada
5 The Northern Campaign Commences
6 British Moves and Patriot Uncertainty
7 Burgoyne Advances and Fort Ticonderoga Falls
8 Cries of Retreat and Forest Combats
9 The Battle of Hubbardton
10 Fighting Off Marauders and Raiders
11 Samuel Kirkland: Chaplain and Intelligence Agent
12 Burgoyne’s Plan to Reach Fort Edward
13 Bolstering Forces on Both Sides
14 Burgoyne Hacks His Way South
15 The Tragic Case of Jane McCrea
16 The Battle of Bennington
17 Schuyler Is Relieved of Command
18 The Patriots Raid Fort Ticonderoga
19 The First Battle of Saratoga: Freeman’s Farm
20 Troops Dig In and Patriot Generals Collide
21 Burgoyne’s Strategy Unravels
22 The Second Battle of Saratoga: Bemis Heights
23 The British Begin to Collapse
24 Burgoyne Surrenders

Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index