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Burgoyne, John (1722–1792)

British general and dramatist. He served in the American Revolution and surrendered in 1777 to the colonists at Saratoga, New York State, in one of the pivotal battles of the war. He wrote comedies, among them The Maid of the Oaks (1775) and The Heiress (1786). He figures in George Bernard Shaw's play The Devil's Disciple (1896).

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America: colonial history to 1783 American Revolution Murphy, Timothy Saratoga Springs Saratoga, Battle of Stark, John Ticonderoga			British General John Burgoyne must have been bitterly disappointed one day in July 1777 in the upper Hudson Valley--the day his army, hot in pursuit of the Americans they had just driven from Fort Ticonderoga, ran into a lake that wasn't supposed to exist. Premier Polish patriot: Tadeusz Kosciuszko, a member of Poland's ... by Scaliger, Charles / The New American John Burgoyne planned to lead his army of 8,000 men south from Canada via Lake Champlain and Lake George and meet up with Col. The `Red Coates' of Rutland by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) David had joined the militia when he heard that an invading army led by British General John Burgoyne was coming our way. The enemy by McBride, Sandra E. / Highlights for Children			Jocelin Jochum, Eugen Jockey Club Jode, Pieter de Jodelle, Etienne Jodhpur Jodl, Alfred Jodrell Bank Joel Joel, Billy Joffre, Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffrey Ballet Joffrey, Robert Jogjakarta Jogues, Isaac Jóhann Sigurjónsson Johannes de Garlandia Johannesburg Johannesen, Grant Johannsson, Kristjan Johanson, Donald C Johanssen, Wilhelm Ludvig Johansson, Eva Johansson, Scarlett John Bull John Burgoyne John Cantacuzene John Chrysostom, St John Climacus, St John Day River John F Kennedy Arboretum John I John I, St John II John III, Sobieski John IV John Lackland John o' Groats John of Austria, Don John of Beverley, St John of Bohemia John of Capistrano, St John of Damascus, St John of Gaunt John of Kronstadt, Father John of Lancaster John of Nepomuk, St John of Salisbury John of the Cross, St John Palaeologus John Paul I			John Brown (disambiguation) John Brown Anti-Klan Committee John Brown Citrus Publishing John Brown Farm State Historic Site John Brown Hydrocarbons John Brown South Africa John Brown University John Brown's Army John Brown's Baby John Brown's Body John Brown's Tractor John Browne, Baron Browne of Madingley John Browning John Bruton John Bryan State Park John Bryan State Park John Bryan State Park Observatory John Buchan John Buchan John Bull John Bull John Bull John Bull John Bullism John Bunyan John Bunyan John Bunyan John Burdon Sanderson Haldane John Burdon Sanderson Haldane John Burdon Sanderson Haldane John Burgoyne John Burgoyne's Surrender Day John Buridan John Burke John Burke John burke krasinski John Burns John Burns Real Estate Consulting John Burridge Military Antiques John Burroughs John Burroughs High School John Burroughs Memorial State Historic Site John Burroughs School John Butler John Butler Trio John By John Byrne Forum John Byron John Byron John C Campbell Folk School John C Hart Memorial Library John C. Calhoun John C. Coolidge John C. Coolidge John C. Coolidge, Jr. John C. Coolidge, Jr. John C. Fremont John C. Frémont John C. Lincoln Health Network

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Burgoyne, John (redirected from John Burgoyne)

Burgoyne, John (1722–1792)

Burgoyne, John
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