A briiliant cavalry officer, he was il-suited for command of a field army. That said, antogonizing the locals with the use of his Indians and bombastic proclamations pratically daring the rebels to come out and fight didn't serve his purposes.
@hoosieryank1967 I don't think he was il-suited to command a field army, he was just unlucky, and a victim of the rivalry and corruption that existed in the British armed forces at the time. He actually did an impressive job just getting his army that far, and winning a series of battles along the way, including capturing the seemingly impregnable fort ticonderoga
If that is true Cheers to you Sir. While your ancestor was an honorable gentleman it is because of him that I have an American and not a British Passport.
A briiliant cavalry officer, he was il-suited for command of a field army. That said, antogonizing the locals with the use of his Indians and bombastic proclamations pratically daring the rebels to come out and fight didn't serve his purposes.
hoosieryank1967 1 year ago
@hoosieryank1967 I don't think he was il-suited to command a field army, he was just unlucky, and a victim of the rivalry and corruption that existed in the British armed forces at the time. He actually did an impressive job just getting his army that far, and winning a series of battles along the way, including capturing the seemingly impregnable fort ticonderoga
engliscwarrior 3 months ago
You never mentioned St. Leger...
MasterDJT101 3 years ago
@MasterDJT101 St. Leger deserved better than he got. Damn Gates.
hoosieryank1967 1 year ago
I'm John Burgoyne's great-great-great-great-great-great grandson.
DannyBurgoyne 4 years ago 4
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mharrsch 4 years ago
Charlatan
GohModley 2 years ago
If that is true Cheers to you Sir. While your ancestor was an honorable gentleman it is because of him that I have an American and not a British Passport.
inmyheart313131 2 years ago