Ebook: From the Battlefield to the Stage: The Many Lives of General John Burgoyne

The remarkable life of an ambitious and controversial soldier, successful playwright, reforming politician, and popular man about town.

Known today chiefly for his surrender to the American forces at Saratoga in 1777, General John Burgoyne led a multidimensional life. From the Battlefield to the Stage remembers him as not only a participant in one of Britain’s worst military disasters but also a brave soldier, successful playwright, reforming politician, and popular socialite.