Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of John Burgoyne

Battles of John Burgoyne

British general and playwright (1722–1792)

John Burgoyne is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 1762 and 1777: 4 battles, 2 sieges and 1 campaign across 4 present-day countries, most in United States (4), Spain (1), Portugal (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 15,430 km apart end to end, 2,572 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Revolutionary War (5), Seven Years' War (2).

Battle of Vila VelhaBattle of Freeman's FarmBattle of Valencia de AlcántaraSiege of BostonSiege of Fort TiconderogaBattles of SaratogaSaratoga campaignBattle of Valencia de AlcántaraSiege of BostonSaratoga campaignTehranBengaluruMiamiTorontoBaghdadBerlinKabulCasablancaAddis AbabaCaracas5000 km41.629N, 0.110W
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1762: 2 engagements1775: 1 engagements1777: 4 engagements4 in 177717621777
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Valencia de Alcántara, 1762Battle of Vila Velha, 1762Siege of Boston, 1775Siege of Fort Ticonderoga, 1777Battle of Freeman's Farm, 1777Battles of Saratoga, 1777Saratoga campaign, 177717621777
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
27 August 1762Battle of Valencia de AlcántaraValencia de Alcántara, SpainAnglo-Portuguese victory
5 October 1762Battle of Vila VelhaVila Velha de Ródão, Portugal46 km NWAnglo-Portuguese victory
19 April 1775Siege of BostonBoston, Massachusetts, United States5,202 km NWAmerican victory
1777Siege of Fort TiconderogaFort Ticonderoga, New York, United States251 km NWBritish victory
19 September 1777Battle of Freeman's FarmStillwater, New York, United States96 km SAmerican victory; Freeman's Farm: British victory; Bemis...
7 October 1777Battles of SaratogaStillwater, New York, United States0 km NAmerican victory; Freeman's Farm: British victory; Bemis...
1777Saratoga campaignupstate New York, Kazakhstan9,836 km NEAmerican victory; Surrender of Burgoyne's army; Beginning...

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Joshua Reynolds, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.