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Burgoyne victorious
“I have beat them!” exclaims a jubilant King George III. “I have beat all the Americans!”
The 39-year-old king of Great Britain and Ireland has good reason to jump with joy. He has received news that British Gen. John “Gentleman Johnny” Burgoyne and his 9,400-man army have captured Fort Ticonderoga. The fort guards northern New York for the American colonies colonies now in a struggle with the British to win independence. Taking Ticonderoga is the first major step in Burgoyne’s plan to crush the rebellion and end the Revolutionary War. So, George is a happy king.
Burgoyne now is free to march south to Saratoga and Albany. In Albany, he plans to join Sir William Howe and his large army who, Burgoyne believes, has moved northward along the Hudson River Valley from New York City. Burgoyne and Howe then are to join forces with Lt. Col. Barry St. Leger, whose army, Burgoyne believes, has captured Fort Stanwix the fort that guards the western entran
Elks honor Flag Day ceremony
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Iâve been to the moon. Iâve been burned. But more often Iâm honored. Iâm your American flag.
With 13 stars for colonies clamoring for freedom, I was first flown at Fort Stanwix in New York in 1777 and then carried into battle for the first time at Brandywine in Pennsylvania. By warâs end, I was saluted as the emblem of a sovereign nation, new and free. Iâm your American flag.
But challenges lay ahead. With 15 stars and 15 stripes, I survived shell and shock at Fort McHenry in 1814. With the aid of rocketsâ red glare and bombs bursting in air, I was spied from afar at dawnâs early light by a patriot poet. I was then celebrated in sight and song by a fledging nation. Iâm your American flag.