General John Burgoyne (24 February 1722 – 4 August 1792) was a British military officer, playwright and politician who sat in the British House of Commons...
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Field Marshal Sir John Fox Burgoyne, 1st Baronet, GCB (24 July 1782 – 7 October 1871) was a British Army officer. After taking part in the Siege of Malta...
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son of John Burgoyne, father of Hugh Talbot Burgoyne Mike Burgoyne (rugby union) (1951–2016), New Zealand rugby union player Mike Burgoyne (ice hockey)...
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Talbot Burgoyne VC (17 July 1833 – 7 September 1870) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross. Born in Dublin, he was the son of John Fox Burgoyne and...
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The Surrender of General Burgoyne is an oil painting by the American artist John Trumbull. The painting was completed in 1821 and hangs in the United...
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John Burgoyne (1722–1792) was a British army officer in the Saratoga campaign, politician and dramatist. John Burgoyne may also refer to: John Burgoyne...
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of John Burgoyne is a 1766 portrait painting by the English artist Joshua Reynolds of the British soldier, politician and playwright John Burgoyne, best...
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Saratoga campaign (redirect from Burgoyne campaign)
thrust of the campaign was planned and initiated by Lieutenant General John Burgoyne. Commanding a main force of some 8,000 men, he moved south in June from...
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the 19th century Field Marshal Sir John Fox Burgoyne, Inspector-General of Fortifications and son of the John Burgoyne who fought in the American Revolutionary...
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over the British in the American Revolutionary War. British General John Burgoyne led an invasion army of 7,200–8,000 men southward from Canada in the...
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extinct. Burgoyne baronets of Sutton (1642) Burgoyne baronets of the Army (1856): see John Fox Burgoyne (1782–1871) This set index article includes a...
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The Burgoyne baronetcy, of Sutton in the County of Bedford, was created in the Baronetage of England on 15 July 1641 for John Burgoyne, High Sheriff of...
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Schuylerville was the site of the surrender of the British Army under General John Burgoyne, following the Battles of Saratoga (1777) in the nearby town of Stillwater...
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However, poor campaign planning for 1777 contributed to the failure of John Burgoyne's Saratoga campaign, which played a major role in the entry of France...
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of Independence. Under the command of British Army officer General John Burgoyne, Breymann fought in the Battle of Bennington and the Battle of Bemis...
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end of Lake Champlain in the state of New York. Lieutenant General John Burgoyne's 8,000-man army occupied high ground above the fort, and nearly surrounded...
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Sir John Burgoyne, 7th Baronet (1739–1785) was an English general, seventh baronet, of Sutton, Bedfordshire, and cousin of Lieutenant-General John Burgoyne...
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the Green Mountain Boys, decisively defeated a detachment of General John Burgoyne's army led by Lieutenant-Colonel Friedrich Baum, and supported by additional...
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the Americans. The British sent several thousand troops under General John Burgoyne, including Hessian mercenaries, to reinforce the province in May 1776...
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John Burgoyne (died c. 1435), of Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire, was an English politician. Burgoyne married and had one daughter and five sons, including...
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sergeant[dubious – discuss] under General John Burgoyne during the American Revolutionary War. After the surrender at Saratoga, John returned to England and was honorably...
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under the command of John Burgoyne during the American Revolutionary War. Engaged to a Loyalist officer serving under Burgoyne, her death led to widespread...
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Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland: John Montagu Governor of St. John's Island: Walter Patterson July 4 – Near Fort Ticonderoga, General Burgoyne offers condonement if...
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October 1777, a separate northern British force under the command of John Burgoyne was forced to surrender at Saratoga in an American victory that proved...
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Hambledon Continuum. ISBN 1852855533. Burgoyne, John (1860). O'Callaghan, E. B. (ed.). Orderly book of Lieut. Gen. John Burgoyne, from his entry into the state...
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gunboats. In 1777 he served under General John Burgoyne in the Saratoga campaign and became a prisoner after Burgoyne's surrender. Waldeck: Johann von Hanxleden...
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Ticonderoga – After a bombardment by British artillery under General John Burgoyne, American forces retreat from Fort Ticonderoga, New York. July 7 – American...
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Philip Seymour Hoffman (Joseph Plumb Martin), Terrence Mann (Gen. John Burgoyne), Colm Feore (Alexander Hamilton), Sebastian Roché (The Marquis de Lafayette)...
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Americans held the fort until June 1777, when British forces under General John Burgoyne occupied high ground above it; the threat resulted in the Continental...
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Philip Schuyler (redirect from Philip John Schuyler)
two by invading and occupying New York State. In the summer of 1777, John Burgoyne marched his British force south from Quebec and through the valleys...
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