1777 REVOLUTIONARY WAR newspaper Battles of Brandywine, Germantown & Saratoga
London: The Gentleman's Magazine, 1777. Very Good. Item #15272
A beautiful 1777 British newspaper with inside-page long and detailed reports covering the major Battles of Brandywine, the Paoli Massacre, Germantown and the capture of Philadelphia, as well as British general John Burgoyne's complete report to the British Government, with his signature in block type at the end, covering the Battles of Saratoga, without question the turning point in the war.
Also included in this December, 1777 issue of the Gentleman's Magazine is Burgoyne's account of the attack by Continental forces under General Benjamin Lincoln on Fort Ticonderoga, a failed attempt at retaking the fort.
Coverage of the Philadelphia Campaign covers four pages of double-column text while Burgoyne's report covers five pages and onto a sixth. Further back in the issue are the communication letters between Burgoyne and the American General Horatio Gates regarding the terms of surrender of the British army. These letters, signed in block type by both Burgoyne and gates, include the various debates regarding the individual articles of capitulation, such as Burgoyne's unwillingness to accept that his "army, however reduced, will never admit that their retreat is cut off, while they have arms in there hands."
This historic piece is a fascinating glimpse into this important history, at the time it was actually happening, in 1777, and would make a fine centerpiece to any Revolutionary War collection.
Very Good condition. Disbound. #2C-005.
Price: $395.00