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Bur·goyne (bûr-goin

, bûr

goin

), 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]

(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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Burgoyne - 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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