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SNHP Fall Series: From the Battlefield to the Stage, the Many Lives of General John Burgoyne

November 14, 2024

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Burgoyne is chiefly known to history for surrendering his army to the American forces at Saratoga in 1777, an event that turned out to be a turning point in the Revolutionary War. Both on and off the battlefield, Burgoyne led an action-packed life. The author explores his varied life in theater, politics, gambling, and more.

Event Details

  • Reservations required by emailing sara_reservations@nps.gov
  • Start Time:

    6:30 pm

  • Speaker:

    Norman S. Poser, “From the Battlefield to the Stage: The Many Lives of General John Burgoyne”

Additional Information

From the Battlefield to the Stage: The Many Lives of General John Burgoyne
Norman S. Poser speaks on his recently published book, From the Battlefield to the Stage: The Many Lives of General John Burgoyne. Burgoyne is chiefly known to history for surrendering his army to the American forces at Saratoga in 1777, an event that turned out to be a turning point in the Revolutionary War.
Both on and off the battlefield, Burgoyne led an action-packed life: as a young man, he eloped with the daughter of an English earl; a devotee of the theatre, he wrote plays that were successfully produced on the London stage; a Member of Parliament for thirty years, he fought corruption in India and advocated for religious toleration; he was welcome in London’s elite gambling clubs and fashionable drawing rooms. Norman S. Poser, a retired law professor, is also the author of two other non-fiction books about eighteenth-century England.
Reservations are required by emailing sara_reservations@nps.gov. Please include the date of the program you wish to attend. The Fall Lecture Series is presented with support from the Friends of Saratoga Battlefield.

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