Burgoyne, John 1722-1792

Overview

Works:	699 works in 2,172 publications in 3 languages and 32,034 library holdings
Genres:	History Biography Personal narratives‡vBritish Juvenile works Drama Poetry Military history Records and correspondence Trials, litigation, etc Personal narratives
Roles:	Author, Translator, Librettist, Editor, Creator, Lyricist, Honoree, Other, Dubious author, Adapter

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Most widely held works about John Burgoyne

Seven plays by Bernard Shaw( Book )
Nine plays by Bernard Shaw( Book )
A letter from Lieut. Gen. Burgoyne to his constituents, upon his late resignation ; with the correspondences between the secretaries of war and him, relative to his return to America by John Burgoyne( )
Two plays for Puritans by Bernard Shaw( Book )
The generals of Saratoga : John Burgoyne & Horatio Gates by Max M Mintz( Book )

Gentleman Johnny Burgoyne : misadventures of an English general in the revolution by Francis Josiah Hudleston( Book )
Three plays for Puritans by Bernard Shaw( Book )
John Burgoyne of Saratoga by James D Lunt( Book )
The man who lost America : a biography of Gentleman Johnny Burgoyne by Paul Lewis( Book )
Pygmalion and other plays : The devil's disciple; Caesar and Cleopatra by Bernard Shaw( Book )
Three plays for Puritans : being the third volume of his collected plays by Bernard Shaw( Book )
General John Burgoyne by Richard J Hargrove( Book )
Burgoyne of Saratoga : a biography by Gerald Howson( Book )
The turning point of the revolution, or, Burgoyne in America by Hoffman Nickerson( Book )
Condolence : an elegiac epistle from Lieut. Gen. B-rg-yne, captured at Saratoga, Oct. 17, 1777, to Lieut. Gen. Earl C-rnw-ll-s, captured at York-Town, Oct. 17, 1781 by Michael Dorset( )
General Burgoyne in Canada and America : scapegoat for a system by Michael Glover( Book )
Gentleman Johnny by Showell Styles( Book )
Revolutionary memorials : embracing poems by the Rev. Wheeler Case, published in 1778, and an appendix, containing General Burgoyne's proclamation, (in burlesque,) dated June 23, 1777 ; a late authentic account of the death of Miss Jane M'Crea ; the American hero, a Sapphic ode, by Nat. Niles, A.M., etc. by Wheeler Case( )
Political and military episodes in the latter half of the eighteenth century. Derived from the life and correspondence of the Right Hon. John Burgoyne, general, statesman, dramatist by Edward Barrington De Fonblanque( Book )
The substance of General Burgoyne's speeches, on Mr. Vyner's motion, on the 26th of May; and upon Mr. Hartley's motion, on the 28th of May, 1778 by John Burgoyne( )

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Most widely held works by John Burgoyne

The heiress : a comedy in five acts by John Burgoyne( )

116 editions published between 1786 and 1953 in English and held by 1,570 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The maid of the Oaks: : a new dramatic entertainment. As it is performed at the Theatre-Royal, in Drury-Lane by John Burgoyne( )

68 editions published between 1774 and 2018 in English and held by 1,134 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The lord of the manor : a comic opera with a preface by the author by John Burgoyne( )

46 editions published between 1781 and 2018 in English and held by 856 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The substance of General Burgoyne's speeches, on Mr. Vyner's motion, on the 26th of May; and upon Mr. Hartley's motion, on the 28th of May, 1778 by John Burgoyne( )

62 editions published between 1778 and 1986 in English and Undetermined and held by 739 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The heiress : a comedy in five acts. By Lieut. General John Burgoyne. As performed at the Theatre-Royal Drury-Lane by John Burgoyne( )

33 editions published between 1786 and 2018 in English and held by 698 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Hadden's journal and orderly books : a journal kept in Canada and upon Burgoyne's campaign in 1776 and 1777 by James Murray Hadden( Book )

14 editions published between 1884 and 1972 in English and held by 372 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

These orderly books and the accompanying journal were recorded by Lieutenant Hadden under General Burgoyne's command. He includes orders issued by several high-ranking British officers and calendars from both 1776 and 1777. Hadden served in the Royal Artillery and saw action in Canada under General Carleton before serving for Burgoyne

A state of the expedition from Canada by John Burgoyne( Book )

20 editions published between 1780 and 1969 in English and held by 370 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The speech of a general officer in the House of Commons, February 20th, 1775 by John Burgoyne( )

25 editions published in 1775 in English and held by 363 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A state of the expedition from Canada : as laid before the House of Commons, by Lieutenant-General Burgoyne, ... with a collection of authentic documents, ... Written and collected by himself by John Burgoyne( )

11 editions published between 1780 and 2005 in English and held by 346 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A supplement to The state of the expedition from Canada containing General Burgoyne's orders, respecting the principal movements, and operations of the army to the raising of the siege of Ticonderoga by John Burgoyne( )

32 editions published between 1780 and 1957 in 3 languages and held by 333 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A brief examination of the plan and conduct of the northern expedition in America, in 1777 : and of the surrender of the army under the command of Lieutenant-General Burgoyne( )

25 editions published between 1779 and 1982 in English and held by 323 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This book recounts the majority of what is called Burgoyne's Campaign in the northern colonies of America, which took place in 1777. Though Burgoyne himself was originally blamed for the eventual decline and surrender of his army in the face of Daniel Morgan's Rangers' guerilla warfare tactics, later scholars would determine that a combination of factors contributed to the end of the campaign

Orderly book of Lieut. Gen. John Burgoyne : from his entry into the state of New York until his surrender at Saratoga, 16th Oct. 1777 ; from the original manuscript deposited at Washington's head quarters, Newburgh, N.Y. by John Burgoyne( )

15 editions published between 1860 and 1970 in English and Undetermined and held by 318 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

General Lee's letter to General Burgoyne, upon his arrival in Boston by Charles Lee( )

15 editions published between 1775 and 2005 in English and held by 261 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The proceedings of a general court-martial : held at Cambridge, on Tuesday the twentieth of January ; and continued by several adjournments to Wednesday the 25th of February, 1778: upon the trial of Colonel David Henley by David Henley( )

1 edition published in 1778 in English and held by 240 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

One was left alive by Jenny Tripp( Book )

4 editions published between 1980 and 1987 in Afrikaans and English and held by 237 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Describes the ordeal faced by the sole survivor of a 1971 airplane crash in the Peruvian jungle

Letters of Major General Lee : to the Right Honourable Earl Percy, and Major General John Burgoyne. : With the answers by Charles Lee( )

19 editions published between 1775 and 1981 in English and Undetermined and held by 225 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A letter from General Lee, to General Burgoyne, dated June 7, 1775 ; received at Boston, July 5 : Printed from the New-York gazetteer, July 6 by Charles Lee( )

9 editions published in 1775 in English and held by 219 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The lord of the manor : a comic opera, in three acts. : As performed with universal applause by the American Company by John Burgoyne( )

12 editions published between 1791 and 2018 in English and held by 207 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Richard Coeur de Lion : an historical romance by Sedaine( Book )

32 editions published between 1786 and 1996 in English and held by 202 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Le théâtre représente les environs d'un château fort ; on en voit les tours, les créneaux ; il est élevé dans un lieu agreste ; des montagnes stériles et des forêts sombres et touffues paroissent entourer ce lieu. Sur un des côtés est une maison qui a l'apparence d'une gentilhommerie, on en voit la porte ; un banc est de l'autre côté. Pendant l'ouverture passent plusieurs paysans avec leurs outils de travail sur leurs épaules ; ils sont en veste, et portent leurs habits

Philadelphia, August 22, 1777 : By an express arrived last evening from General Schuyler to Congress, we have the following important intelligence. by Philip John Schuyler( )

17 editions published in 1777 in English and held by 189 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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