This number estimates the total number of American combatants involved in the campaign. While Nickerson details a significant number of the troop counts during the campaign (pp. 435–451), Pancake (1977) provides a more ready source of numbers for recruitments. The Northern Department (under Schuyler and then Gates) started with about 5,500 men (Pancake, pp. 151–152), and the Highland Department under Putnam, based on troop deployments ordered, had about 3,000 men (pp. 153, 180). Militia recruitment after the fall of Ticonderoga and the killing of Jane McCrea was substantial: known recruitments included Stark and Warner 2,000 (p. 153), Lincoln 1,500 (p. 178), and Herkimer 800. Gates had 15,000 to 18,000 men when Burgoyne surrendered (p. 189), which did not include about one-half of Putnam's and Stark's men, the Mohawk River outposts, Herkimer's troops, or earlier losses due to battle, disease, or expiring enlistments. It did include Morgan's 300+ riflemen, dispatched from Washington's main army. Considering that Putnam's forces were also swollen by militia following the Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery (one British report claimed 6,000 men were following them on October 16, Pancake p. 188), the number of Americans in the field in mid-October was probably well over 20,000. Pancake, John S (1977). 1777: The Year of the Hangman. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press. ISBN978-0-8173-5112-0. OCLC2680804.
This number estimates the total number of American combatants involved in the campaign. While Nickerson details a significant number of the troop counts during the campaign (pp. 435–451), Pancake (1977) provides a more ready source of numbers for recruitments. The Northern Department (under Schuyler and then Gates) started with about 5,500 men (Pancake, pp. 151–152), and the Highland Department under Putnam, based on troop deployments ordered, had about 3,000 men (pp. 153, 180). Militia recruitment after the fall of Ticonderoga and the killing of Jane McCrea was substantial: known recruitments included Stark and Warner 2,000 (p. 153), Lincoln 1,500 (p. 178), and Herkimer 800. Gates had 15,000 to 18,000 men when Burgoyne surrendered (p. 189), which did not include about one-half of Putnam's and Stark's men, the Mohawk River outposts, Herkimer's troops, or earlier losses due to battle, disease, or expiring enlistments. It did include Morgan's 300+ riflemen, dispatched from Washington's main army. Considering that Putnam's forces were also swollen by militia following the Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery (one British report claimed 6,000 men were following them on October 16, Pancake p. 188), the number of Americans in the field in mid-October was probably well over 20,000. Pancake, John S (1977). 1777: The Year of the Hangman. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press. ISBN978-0-8173-5112-0. OCLC2680804.
Nickerson (1967), p. 437, and other sources report Burgoyne starting with 7,800 men. Nickerson notes (p. 105) that this number does not include officers, non-combatant staff, and camp followers, who would also require supplies. That number also does not include Indians and Loyalists who arrived after the capture of Ticonderoga (about 700, Nickerson p. 439). Nickerson, Hoffman (1928). The Turning Point of the Revolution. Port Washington, NY: Kennikat reprint. OCLC549809.
Scott (1927), pp. 267, 292 Scott, John Albert (1927). Fort Stanwix and Oriskany: The Romantic Story of the Repulse of St. Legers British Invasion of 1777. Rome, NY: Rome Sentinel Company. OCLC563963.
Nickerson (1967), p. 288 Nickerson, Hoffman (1928). The Turning Point of the Revolution. Port Washington, NY: Kennikat reprint. OCLC549809.
Nickerson (1967), p. 268 Nickerson, Hoffman (1928). The Turning Point of the Revolution. Port Washington, NY: Kennikat reprint. OCLC549809.
Nickerson (1967), pp. 290–295 Nickerson, Hoffman (1928). The Turning Point of the Revolution. Port Washington, NY: Kennikat reprint. OCLC549809.
Nickerson (1967), p. 296 Nickerson, Hoffman (1928). The Turning Point of the Revolution. Port Washington, NY: Kennikat reprint. OCLC549809.
Nickerson (1967), p. 299 Nickerson, Hoffman (1928). The Turning Point of the Revolution. Port Washington, NY: Kennikat reprint. OCLC549809.
Nickerson (1967), p. 300 Nickerson, Hoffman (1928). The Turning Point of the Revolution. Port Washington, NY: Kennikat reprint. OCLC549809.