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	The Battle of Saratoga
		Burgoyne had taken the precaution of returning to London during the winter and lobbied for the command.
		Burgoyne described the operation as a reconnaissance in strength, designed to see if he could occupy the hill to the West of the American fortifications.
		Burgoyne awaited news of Clinton’s advance until 17th October 1777, when he was forced to sign the convention by which his troops surrendered to Gates, who had by then between 18,000 and 20,000 men.
	www.britishbattles.com /battle-saratoga.htm (1793 words)

	John Burgoyne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Burgoyne, nicknamed "Gentleman Johnny", entered the army at an early age of 15.
		By Lord Derby's intervention, Burgoyne was then reinstated at the outbreak of the Seven Years' War, also called The French and Indian War, and in 1758 he became captain and lieutenant-colonel in the Foot Guards.
		General Burgoyne, whose wife died in June 1776 during his absence in Canada, had several children (born between 1782 and 1788) by Susan Caulfield, an opera singer, one of whom became Field Marshal Sir John Fox Burgoyne.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Burgoyne (608 words)

	Heroes of the Revolution - John Burgoyne
		Burgoyne was nicknamed "Gentleman Johnny" because he never tried to hurry and liked to throw parties between battles.
		Johnny Burgoyne was the author of a plan for a three pronged invasion of New York.
		To this Gen. Burgoyne is said to have replied that "As long as British soldiers have their bayonets they have the means to fight their way out." He surrendered anyway, probably because he would have taken to many losses trying to fight his way out.
	library.thinkquest.org /11683/JBurgoyne.html (290 words)

	Guards - Gentleman Johnny Burgoyne
		Burgoyne was a bon-viveur, gambler and playwright, who served in Parliament, had some successes in the army, but often disagreed with those in command of him.
		The troops under Lieutenant-general Burgoyne, to march out of their camp with the honours of war, and the artillery of the entrenchments, to the verge of the river where the old fort stood, where the arms and artillery are to be left; the arms to be piled by word of command from their own officers.
		Burgoyne's point of view as the campaign progresses is expressed from dispatches to Lord George Germain, British Colonial Secretary, addresses to his army, and exchanges with friends and fellow officers.
	footguards.tripod.com /06ARTICLES/ART21_burgoyne.htm (2488 words)

	Saratoga NHP - Story of the Battles (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Gen. John Burgoyne's belief in the importance of the Hudson River as a strategic highway through the northeast never wavered from the moment he arrived in America in 1775.
		Burgoyne and St. Leger would meet at Albany and place their forces under the command of Sir Henry Howe, who was headquartered in New York City with a sizable army of his own.
		Burgoyne's heavily burdened army had either to run the gauntlet between the hills and the river, thus risking destruction, or drive the Americans out of their fortifications on the heights.
	www.nps.gov /sara/s-batles.htm (1388 words)

	John Burgoyne
		He was the eldest son of John Burgoyne and Anna Maria, daughter of Charles Burneston, of Hackney, in Middlesex.
		Burgoyne was educated at Westminster, and entered the army at an early age.
		He was elected to parliament in 1762, held his seat in that body continuously until his death, and took an active part in matters relating to India, hence incurring the displeasure of Junius, by whom he was severely criticized.
	peytonrandolph.com /JOHNBURGOYNE.NET (1386 words)

	Burgoyne, John - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		BURGOYNE, JOHN [Burgoyne, John], 1722-92, British general and playwright.
		Burgoyne witnessed the battle of Bunker Hill and returned home in disgust (Dec., 1775).
		In the summer of 1777, Burgoyne began the ill-fated expedition with an army poorly equipped, untrained for frontier fighting, and numbering far less than he had requested.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-burgoyne.html (408 words)

	William Britain American Revolution Series 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		John Burgoyne was a man of many parts - soldier, playwright, politician, and gambler.
		Burgoyne was back in England by December 1776 to lobby for an independent command.
		Burgoyne's campaign got off to a promising start in June 1777, winning him promotion to lieutenant general.
	www.ertltoys.com /brand/britain/2002/arw_general_john_burgoynes.shtml (382 words)

	LIBERTY! . Chronicle of the Revolution . Saratoga 1777 \| PBS
		Burgoyne's cumbersome retinue, which included 30 carts of Burgoyne's personal possessions, and several cases of champagne, was stymied by the dense New York forests.
		By the time Burgoyne reached Freeman's Farm near Saratoga, American patriots were less cowed by Burgoyne's haughty pronouncements demanding their surrender, than they were of general fears of having an invading army in the neighborhood.
		In fact, the American militia had been fully alerted to Burgoyne's presence, and, as one observer put it, "were out in droves." By the time the two battles of Saratoga were fought, American forces led by Gates and his able field general, Benedict Arnold, outnumbered Burgoyne and his army by nearly 2 to 1.
	www.pbs.org /ktca/liberty/chronicle_saratoga1777.html (426 words)

	JOHNBURGOYNE (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Contact US Burgoyne, John (1722-1792) British General and Politician: Although Burgoyne was in Boston during the Battle of Bunker Hill, he was without command.
		In the midst of this mission, however, Burgoyne and his troops were defeated and taken prisoner by Horatio Gates at Saratoga.
		It is not clear to what degree Burgoyne was responsible for the British defeat at Saratoga, one of the major turning points of the war.
	www.multieducator.com /Bio/RevoltBIOS/BurgoyneJohn.html (170 words)

	John Burgoyne
		He was the eldest son of John Burgoyne and Anna Maria, daughter of Charles Burneston, of Hackney, in Middlesex.
		Burgoyne was educated at Westminster, and entered the army at an early age.
		In pursuance of this plan, Burgoyne, in June, began his advance with one of the best-equipped armies that had ever left the shores of England.
	famousamericans.net /johnstark/johnburgoyne.net (1386 words)

	Burgoyne's
		Martha married John McEwan in 1891 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire.
		John was born in 1870 in Newmilns, Ayrshire, his parent's were William McEwan and Catherine Lynch.
		John married Mary Russell in 1903 in Loudoun, Ayrshire.
	homepage.mac.com /andygaffey/Family/Burgoynes.htm (492 words)

	Burgoyne Campaign of 1777
		In early 1777, American military leaders and members of Congress were aware that Major General John Burgoyne maintained a considerable force in Canada, but assumed that when those forces were readied for action it would be in an offensive against Philadelphia, the American capital city.
		Burgoyne’s army arrived at the poorly defended Fort Ticonderoga on June 30 and prepared for a siege.
		Burgoyne's army was slowed by delaying tactics used by Philip Schuyler's forces — harassing the opponent's army, destroying crops and bridges, and felling huge trees across the invaders' path.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1298.html (879 words)

	LIBERTY! . General John Burgoyne \| PBS
		“Gentleman Johnny Burgoyne,” a theatrical British General, was more interested in his social status, gambling and writing plays than he was in politics.
		Burgoyne returned to America to implement his plan, marching south from Canada towards New York.
		When the confident Burgoyne arrived in a settlement, he would loudly invite Americans to join the British cause.
	www.pbs.org /ktca/liberty/popup_burgoyne.html (371 words)

	John Burgoyne, English general and dramatist (Site not responding. Last check: )
		On the outbreak of the American Revolution, Burgoyne was posted first to Boston (1775), and then to Canada (1776) as second-in-command to Lord Carleton, whose feeble attempts to invade the New England colonies he strongly criticized.
		There was no news of the co-operating forces from the south and west, and after exhausting his stocks of food and ammunition, Burgoyne was compelled to capitulate at Saratoga, in October 1777.
		Burgoyne was for a short time (1782-1783) commander-in-chief in Ireland, but he thereafter retired increasingly to private life.
	franklaughter.web.aplus.net /bin/histprof/misc/burgoyne.html (359 words)

	John Burgoyne
		John Burgoyne, (1722–1792), British army officer and playwright, whose bold plan of invading the American colonies from Canada ended in his surrender at Saratoga, N. Born in London in 1722, Burgoyne studied at Westminster School and joined the British Army in 1740.
		In 1776, Burgoyne was named second in command to Sir Guy Carleton for an invasion of New York from Canada.
		Burgoyne died in London on Aug. 4, 1792, and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
	www.americanrevwar.homestead.com /files/BURGOYNE.HTM (349 words)

	Burgoyne John - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Burgoyne, John (1722-1792), British general, best known for his role in the American War of Independence.
		This obituary for John Burgoyne appeared in The Times on August 7, 1792.
		Burgoyne, John (quotations): American Revolution: After a fatal procrastination...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Burgoyne_John.html (110 words)

	WPI Department of Military Science - Battle of Saratoga (Site not responding. Last check: )
		John Trumbull painted this portrait of the surrender of General Burgoyne at the Battle of Saratoga.
		Burgoyne decided to hold his position and await developments of Clinton's campaign, hoping that Gates would be forced to detach units to support the other forts.
		During the interim, Burgoyne's men were on half rations of salt pork and flour and the horses were dying of starvation.
	www.wpi.edu /Academics/Depts/MilSci/BTSI/Saratoga (1179 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Burgoyne, John (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Burgoyne, John BURGOYNE, JOHN [Burgoyne, John], 1722-92, British general and playwright.
		Lord George Germain and John Burgoyne were the chief authors of a plan to end the American Revolution by splitting the colonies along the Hudson River.
		Detachments of colonial militia under Artemas Ward, Nathanael Greene, John Stark, and Israel Putnam laid siege to Boston shortly after the battles of Lexington and Concord.
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/02029.html (620 words)

	John Burgoyne
		John Burgoyne was born in Bedfordshire, England, received a public school education, and entered the army at age 15.
		Burgoyne was a handsome, intelligent, and supremely confident man. Before returning to America in 1777, to serve under Thomas Gage, Burgoyne placed a 50-guinea bet with a colleague that America would be defeated within a year.
		Following the war, Burgoyne found himself the object of intense criticism from his fellow countrymen for the failure at Saratoga.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h684.html (282 words)

	Bunker Hill Exhibit \| Biography \| John Burgoyne
		Born in London and educated at Westminster School, John Burgoyne was 15 years old when he entered the military.
		Burgoyne returned to North America in 1776 as second-in-command to Guy Carleton in Canada, but he again left the army in frustration.
		In 1777 Burgoyne received command of a large army in Canada and led an invasion of New York designed to isolate New England from the rest of the colonies.
	www.masshist.org /bh/burgoynebio.html (190 words)

	WPI Department of Military Science - People, Places and Terms Mentioned in Staff Rides (Site not responding. Last check: )
		John Burgoyne, "Gentleman Johnny," a British general in the American Revolution, was also a politician and playwright.
		Burgoyne returned to England in disgrace and resigned his rank as lieutenant general after a parliamentary inquiry into his conduct of the war in America.
		John Stark was a woodsman and Indian fighter, with experience as a Lieutenant and Captain in Roger's Rangers.
	www.wpi.edu /Academics/Depts/MilSci/BTSI/glossary.html (8995 words)

	The Battle of Freeman's Farm - 1777
		Burgoyne’s intention was to take possession of the heights to the West of the American fortifications and use the advantage of greater elevation to bombard the Americans from their flank.
		By the early afternoon Burgoyne’s army had cleared the ravine and was in position to begin the advance, signaled by the discharge of a gun.
		Burgoyne’s army suffered heavy casualties among the regiments of the Centre: 600 killed, wounded and captured.
	www.britishbattles.com /battle-freemans-farm.htm (1555 words)

	Bunker Hill Exhibit \| Letter from General John Burgoyne to his Nephew Lord Stanley \| Introduction
		A playwright and gambler, John Burgoyne had entered the military at the age of 15 and served in Portugal during the Seven Year's War (1756–1763), which corresponded to the French and Indian War in America (1754–1760).
		Frustrated by his lack of authority in Boston, he left America, only to return to command an expedition from Canada in 1777, an expedition that ended in disaster with the surrender of his army at Saratoga.
		General Burgoyne's letter was published in London on November 27, 1775, with
	www.masshist.org /bh/burgoyne.html (178 words)

	John Burgoyne
		He had plans for an invasion of New York and got as far as Saratoga, where he was stopped and forced to surrender to American General Horatio Gates, partly because Burgoyne's support, in the person of General William Howe, had marched toward Philadelphia instead.
		Burgoyne left the army and returned home a disgrace.
		See how what Burgoyne thought was a brilliant strategy blew up in his face.
	www.socialstudiesforkids.com /wwww/us/johnburgoynedef.htm (118 words)

	John Burgoyne
		English general and dramatist John Burgoyne entered the army at an early age.
		By Lord Derby's interest Burgoyne was then reinstated at the outbreak of the Seven Years' War, and in 1758 he became captain and lieutenant-colonel in the foot guards.
		General Burgoyne, whose wife died in June 1776 during his absence in Canada, had several natural children (born between 1782 and 1788) by Susan Caulfield, an opera singer, one of whom became Field Marshal Sir J. Burgoyne.
	www.nndb.com /people/238/000050088 (559 words)

	Saratoga 3
		Burgoyne's northern campaign was not successful, and the British arrived too late to help him.
		On October 13, Burgoyne, surrounded by a force three times the size of his own, asked for a cessation of hostilities.
		The Saratoga Convention called for Burgoyne's army to be marched to Boston and shipped to England with the understanding that the men were not to fight again in the war against the colonies.
	www.si.umich.edu /spies/stories-saratoga-3.html (304 words)

	General John Burgoyne
		John Burgoyne was a very important man in England.
		Burgoyne was sent to the colonies in 1772.
		Burgoyne sailed back to England and personally persuaded King George III to let him take command of the British troops.
	www.edhelper.com /ReadingComprehension_35_174.html (302 words)

	Press Release 5/22/98 (R-2294) JOHN D. BURGOYNE IS APPOINTED NLRB ACTING DEPUTY ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Burgoyne will serve as the Acting Chief of the Branch, the legal office conducting the most extensive litigation in the United States Courts of Appeals of any Federal Agency.
		John Burgoyne is a dedicated and senior career manager whose experience and wisdom well qualify him for this appointment.
		Prior to joining the NLRB in June 1959, Burgoyne served as a law clerk to the late Judge Thomas D. Quinn of the Municipal Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia.
	www.nlrb.gov /nlrb/press/releases/r2294.asp (276 words)

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