When was it published?

December 1, 1781 in The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

Foreign News December 1, 1781

The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

Q: What keywords are associated?

Burgoyne Speech, American War, British Parliament, Military Recovery, National Credulity

Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

View full issue View on Library of Congress PDF Page 2

What is this article about?

In a June speech to the British House of Commons, General Burgoyne expressed doubt about recovering America through military means, criticizing the hazardous confidence of proponents and the nation's blind credulity in repeated disappointments.

Clipping

OCR Quality

95% Excellent

Full Text

General Burgoyne, in a speech delivered in the British house of Commons in June last, observed, "That it was a question of some doubt with him, whether more to wonder at the hazardous confidence of those who contended that America was still recoverable by arms, or at the blind credulity of the nation, who, after having for such a series of years been disappointed, could still continue so infatuated as even to listen, much less rely, upon the assurances, which could only originate in the ultimate extreme of knavery, or of the most consummate folly."

What sub-type of article is it?

War Report Political

What keywords are associated?

Burgoyne Speech American War British Parliament Military Recovery National Credulity

What entities or persons were involved?

General Burgoyne

Where did it happen?

America

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

America

Event Date

In June Last

Key Persons

General Burgoyne

Event Details

General Burgoyne delivered a speech in the British House of Commons expressing doubt about whether to marvel more at the hazardous confidence of those claiming America could still be recovered by arms or at the blind credulity of the nation, which continued to listen to and rely on assurances born of knavery or folly after years of disappointment.