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Thread #14948   Message #131544
Posted By: Margo
03-Nov-99 - 11:09 PM
Thread Name: General Burgoyne's March
Subject: RE: General Burgoyne's March
Uh, isn't the march referring to the song sung by the soldiers as they plodded along? General Burgoyne's attempt to sweep down from the north was a disaster. General Howe's idea was to have Burgoyne come down from Canada while he, Howe, would capture Philadelphia so as to cause a surrender. Never worked. It was winter, and Burgoyne really got hung up by the weather and the wilderness.

I seem to recall a song which I think was called "A World Upsidedown" or something to that effect. I remember something about the British troops singing it when surrendering their weapons to Washington at Yorktown. I'm wondering if that isn't the same march. Do you know?

Margo