A State of the Expedition from Canada, as Laid Before the House of Commons.

London: J. Almon, 1780. Second and best edition. Burgoyne undertook an invasion of his own devising, intended to move south from British Canada, conquering New England and thus ending the rebellion. Due to poor planning and communication, it did not work out well for Burgoyne. He fought two small battles near Saratoga but was surrounded by American forces and, with no relief in sight, surrendered his entire army of 6,200 men in October, 1777. This work is his explanation of what went wrong, and why. It is accompanied by an atlas of six maps, which follow the progress of the campaign. The book has been rebound in half black morocco over marbled boards and the maps have been removed, cleaned, and housed in acid-free folders, all bound in a clamshell box to match the book. Both are in excellent condition. See Howes B-968 who remarks that this work is "His chief defense against all charges." Sabin 9255. Streeter, II 794 pronounces this "one of the best sources on the campaign.". 28 cm. viii, 140, lxii (Appendix), (1 - Advertisement) pp. Plus Atlas containing six folding b/w maps with hand coloring. (Inventory #: 49283)