1. Though his troop strength had been weakened, Burgoyne again attacked the Americans at Bemis Heights on October 7th, but this time was defeated and forced to retreat.

2. On the surrender of John Burgoyne 's British army to US general Horatio Gates on 17 October 1777, that officer dispatched an aide to convey the news to Congress.

3. At the end of the meal Burgoyne was asked to propose a toast.

4. There, surrounded by a belated outpouring of militia, Burgoyne surrendered ten days later.

5. On September 19th, British General John Burgoyne achieved a small, but costly victory over American forces led by Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold.

6. A veteran of the Seven Years' War, British general John Burgoyne is best remembered for his defeat in the second Battle of Saratoga in the fall of 1777.

7. After serving with distinction in the Seven Years' War (1756–63), Burgoyne was elected to the House of Commons in 1761 and again in 1768.

8. Bishop Fenelon, a contemporary of Louis XIV, was an eminent and great philosopher, a critic of government, and tutor to the Duke of Burgoyne, heir to the French throne.