John Burgoyne quotes

John Burgoyne quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“While we remember that we are contending against brothers and fellow subjects, we must also remember that we are contending in this crisis for the fate of the British Empire.”
-- John Burgoyne

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“The onset of bayonets in the hands of the valiant is irresistible.”
-- John Burgoyne

Source : John Burgoyne (1860). “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.”, p.3

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