August 7, 1775 - "The Glory Which The Generals How and Burgoyne Have Acquired"
Throughout the Revolutionary War Britain was anxious for news from North America. Official accounts, along with letters from friends and loved ones, took weeks to cross the Atlantic. When they arrived they were read, shared, and if deemed newsworthy, published in one or more of England's many newspapers and magazines. The September 9, 1775, edition of the "London Chronicle" included portions of two letters describing "a most glorious victory obtained by the King's troops over the rebel army" on August 7, 1775, and a report that "... the troops will not winter at Boston" . The letters describing the engagement on August 7, one from a "gentleman" dated August 10th, and the other from "an officer" dated August 11th, were published anonymously. British General Thomas Gage, they reported, sent out five-thousand men under the command of Major-Generals William Howe and John Burgoyne to attack the American camp at "Roxboroug...