From the Battlefield to the Stage: The Many Lives of General John Burgoyne 9780228015635
The remarkable life of an ambitious and controversial soldier, successful playwright, reforming politician, and popular
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English Pages [265] Year 2023
Table of contents :
Cover
From the Battlefield to the Stage
Title
Copyright
Dedication
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Early Days
2 Army, Elopement, Exile
3 Raiding the French Coast
4 Belle Île: Blood and Champagne
5 Portugal: Making a Reputation
6 A Soldier in Peacetime
7 The Preston Election
8 Politics and India
9 The Maid of the Oaks
10 A General without a Command
11 How to Plan a Disaster
12 The Saratoga Campaign: Before Crossing the Hudson
13 Dangerous Allies
14 The Saratoga Campaign: After Crossing the Hudson
15 The Captive Army
16 The Politics of Saratoga
17 Man of the Theatre
18 Last Days
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index
