... by lofty mountains, over which one rough road led the way.Burgoyne's companions in arms have told us of the herds of red deer seen quietly browsing on the hillsides; of the flocks of pigeons, ... Schuyler's force, he was keenly alive to the importance of cutting off the garrison of Ticonderoga from its line of retreat, and, if possible, of striking it a disabling blowbefore it could take ... counterpart of Burgoyne's, in that it consisted of regular troops, loyalists, andIndians. Many of the loyalists, and most of the Indians, had lived in this valley, so that St. Leger had no wantof...