 Morgan's men had regrouped in the woods, and picked off officers and artillerymen.They were so effective at reducing the latter that the Americans several times gained brief control of British field pieces, only to lose them in the next British charge.At one point it was believed that Burgoyne himself had been taken down by a sharpshooter; it was instead one of Burgoyne's aides, riding a richly dressed horse, who was the victim.