Burgoyne


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Bur·goyne

 (bûr-goin′, bûr′goin′), John 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

(bɜːˈɡɔɪn)
n
(Biography) John. 1722–92, British general in the War of American Independence who was forced to surrender at Saratoga (1777)

Bur•goyne

(bərˈgɔɪn)

n.
John, 1722–92, British general: surrendered at Saratoga in the American Revolution.
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Noun1.Burgoyne - British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)Burgoyne - British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)
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Miss Burgoyne and her donkey were thrusting their heads in at the half door.
Irene Burgoyne, one of her family, told me in confidence that there was a romance somewhere back in the beginning.
He had not thought of Hilda Burgoyne for years; indeed, he had almost forgotten her.
Of course, Hilda is Irish,--the Burgoynes have been stage people for generations,--and she has the Irish voice.
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In October, 1777, General Burgoyne surrendered his army, at Saratoga, to the American general, Gates.
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Nutting had a famous foxhound named Burgoyne -- he pronounced it Bugine -- which my informant used to borrow.
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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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and there Gansevoort, with a small body of men, held in check reinforcements on their way to join Burgoyne, until the disastrous ending of the latter's campaign of 1777 was insured.
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Paul Burgoyne has ended his training career the way he started it - with a winner, writes Graham Dench.
Happy ending as Burgoyne signs off training career with a winner
The designer presented The Fake Show in association with Burgoyne, an Irish linen manufacturer.
Rahul Khanna teases Bollywood comeback
Burgoyne, captain Dave Edwards and wide man Marshall were the three players who retained their places.
WOLVES TAMED AS EXPERIMENT GOES WRONG
Wolves were forced into a late change when goalkeeper Andy Lonergan was injured in the warm-up and was replaced by Harry Burgoyne.
Izzy shows way to goal as Wolves lack a killer touch; WOLVES0 HUDDERSFIELD

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