British forces abandon the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Fort_Stanwix" id="mwXA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Siege of Fort Stanwix">Siege of Fort Stanwix</a> after hearing rumors of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Army" id="mwXQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Continental Army">Continental Army</a> reinforcements.