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    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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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    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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    Sir Roger Burgoyne, 6th Baronet (1710 – 1780), of Sutton, Bedfordshire, was an English landowner and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from...
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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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    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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    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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    Historian John Alden notes the jealousies among various British leaders, saying, "It is likely that [Howe] was as jealous of Burgoyne as Burgoyne was of...
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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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    victory was the worst loss suffered by British units since General John Burgoyne surrendered to General Horatio Gates at the Saratoga in 1777. Pro-independence...
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    Alcántara took place in August 1762 when an Anglo Portuguese force led by John Burgoyne surprised and captured the town of Valencia de Alcántara from its Spanish...
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