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Noun

1. burgoyne, gentleman johnny, john 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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noun
John. 1722–92, British general in the War of American Independence who was forced to surrender at Saratoga (1777)

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John1722-92; Brit. general in the American Revolution: defeated by colonial forces under Gates at Saratoga (1777)

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Burgoyne

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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.

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