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March to Saratoga - General Burgoyne and the American Campaign, 1777

By: Oxford University Press

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Oxford University Press)

Last Stocked on 4/8/2021

Product Info

Title
March to Saratoga - General Burgoyne and the American Campaign, 1777
Category
Publish Year
1963
Pages
300
Dimensions
8x11x.25"
NKG Part #
2147620350
Type
Hardcover

Description

General "Gentleman Johnny" Burgoyne and his British expeditionary force swept down from Canada in 1777 with the aim of splitting the rebellious American colonies in two along the classic invasion route of the Champlain-Hudson Valley. His magnificent army - the best-equipped foreign army ever to appear on American soil - had everything in its favor when it started on its march: excellent leaders, high morale, a large body of Indian scouts, a confused and ill-organized opposition which was sorely taxed for both men and supplies.

March to Saratoga tells the story of this army: how it advanced and how, through its own miscalculations and ineptitude, and the colonists' resourcefulness, it was brought down to defeat and forced to surrender.