This was a triumph for him here briefly, and he thought he was on a roll, ... Then he discovered as he moved south into New York that things were not going to go so easily for him. He was outmanned and outmaneuvered at the two battles of Saratoga and he was forced to surrender. -John Burnham

 

This was a triumph for him here briefly, and he thought he was on a roll, ... Then he discovered as he moved south into New York that things were not going to go so easily for him. He was outmanned and outmaneuvered at the two battles of Saratoga and he was forced to surrender.


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I think these events make young people aware of their heritage and the sacrifices that the patriots made to achieve their independence.

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This was a triumph for him here briefly, and he thought he was on a roll, ... Then he discovered as he moved south into New York that things were not going to go so easily for him. He was outmanned and outmaneuvered at the two battles of Saratoga and he was forced to surrender. -John Burnham
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A bit of a social butterfly.

John Burnham
183

Burgoyne, he had style, a certain charisma, and charm and humor about him.

John Burnham
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I interpret the two main British fall guys of the Revolution, between them they managed to lose the British colonies for the crown. -John Burnham
122

He is famous for losing the Battle of Saratoga, which encouraged the French to enter the war and help Mr. Washington win the battle of Yorktown.

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