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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04764.92 |
| From Archive Folder | Burgoyne-Kingston collection: papers concerning Convention Army after Saratoga |
| Title | Return of the Royal Artillery |
| Date | 4 April 1778 |
| Author | Phillips, William (1731-1781) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Written in what appears to be a secretarial hand for Major General Phillips, who was to take over the Convention Army from Burgoyne after he embarked for England the next day, 5 April 1778. Includes a list of the number of men in each rank in the Royal Artillery in the Convention Army, from Captains to Rank & File. Also includes numbers for a detachment of Lieutenant Nutt's grenadiers and light companies from Canada. Includes lists of officers by name. Signed "W Phillips" at the bottom. Docket says that Lieutenant Colonel Robert Kingston, a staff officer under Burgoyne, is to send a signed copy of this report to Sir William Howe at Rhode Island. Kingston initialed the docket with a note that says it was sent 9 April 1778. Earlier correspondence between Burgoyne and American General William Heath spoke of the need to create such lists of captured soldiers before Burgoyne departed. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Battle Battle of Saratoga Convention Army Prisoner of War Artillery Muster Rolls and Returns Canada |
| People | Phillips, William (1731-1781) |
| Place written | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |