Sir John Burgoyne

Excerpt from the historical monologue "400 Years of English History" presented by artist/historian George S. Stuart as part of an exhibit of his Historical Figures at the Ventura County Museum of Art and History in Ventura California. Visit the Gallery of Historical Figures online at http://www.galleryhistoricalfigures.com.

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[DannyBurgoyne]

I'm John Burgoyne's great-great-great-great-great-­great grandson.

[mharrsch]

Thanks for visiting! I hope you liked Mr. Stuart's presentation!

[hoosieryank1967]

@MasterDJT101 St. Leger deserved better than he got.  Damn Gates.

[engliscwarrior]

@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

[hoosieryank1967]

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.

[GohModley]

Charlatan

[MasterDJT101]

You never mentioned St. Leger...