The British Invasion From the North: The Campaigns of Generals Carleton and Burgoyne, From Canada, 1776-1777

The British Invasion From the North

The British Invasion From the North: The Campaigns of Generals Carleton and Burgoyne, From Canada, 1776–1777, With the Journal of Lieut. William Digby, of the 53d, or Shropshire Regiment of Foot is a primary‑source‑based military history edited with extensive notes by James Phinney Baxter. It was originally published in 1887 by Joel Munsell’s Sons in Albany, New York as #16 of Munsell’s Historical Series and runs about 412 pages with a frontispiece, several plates and portraits, and an index. The text combines narrative history of the British campaigns launched from Canada against the rebellious American colonies in 1776 and 1777—including General Sir Guy Carleton’s advance along the Lake Champlain corridor and General John Burgoyne’s later push southward toward Saratoga—with the journal of Lieutenant William Digby of the 53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot, whose manuscript accounts of the operations form the backbone of the work. The journal material, printed for the first time from Digby’s manuscript held in the British Museum, is accompanied by Baxter’s historical notes and contextualization of troop movements, engagements, and the strategic background of the northern theater of the American Revolutionary War. This blend of firsthand observation and editorial scholarship makes the book a valuable resource for understanding these northern campaigns and the experiences of British regulars in some of the conflict’s pivotal operations.