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Burgoyne

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Bur·goyne  (bûr-goin, bûrgoin), John Known as "Gentleman Johnny." 1722-1792.
British general and playwright. In the American Revolution he captured Fort Ticonderoga (July 6, 1777) but lost the Battle of Saratoga (October 17, 1777). The Heiress (1786) was his most popular play.
Burgoyne [bɜːˈgɔɪn]
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(Biographies / Burgoyne, John (1722-1792) M, British, MILITARY: general) John. 1722-92, British general in the War of American Independence who was forced to surrender at Saratoga (1777)
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Noun1.BurgoyneBurgoyne - British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)
Gentleman Johnny, John Burgoyne


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Miss Burgoyne and her donkey were thrusting their heads in at the half door.
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In October, 1777, General Burgoyne surrendered his army, at Saratoga, to the American general, Gates.
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The carelessness engendered by these usages descended even to the war of the Revolution and lost the States the important fortress of Ticonderoga opening a way for the army of Burgoyne into what was then the bosom of the country.
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