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O general John Burgoyne (24 de fevereiro de 1722 – 4 de agosto de 1792) foi um oficial do exército britânico, político e dramaturgo. Ele serviu durante na Guerra dos Sete Anos mas ficou mais conhecido por seu serviço na America. [ 1][ 2]
On 26 May he delivered an oration in Parliament, 36 defending his conduct and demanding a parliamentary inquiry. This was refused, and on 28 May Burgoyne came out into open Opposition. ‘The salvation of the country depends upon the confidence of the people in some part of the government’, he said. 37 ‘The ministry have it not; the whole ...
BURGOYNE, JOHN, known as Gentleman Johnny, army officer, politician, and dramatist; b. 1722, only son of Captain John Burgoyne of Bedfordshire and Anna Maria Burnestone of London; d. 3 Aug. 1792 and was buried in Westminster Abbey, London, England. John Burgoyne was educated at Westminster School, where he developed an exaggerated classical ...
When General John Burgoyne took command of the British Army in Canada in 1777, he was confident of success. He had the command experience and the plan to end...
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General John Burgoyne c. 1766 by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Used with permission from the Frick Collection. Born to mother Anna Maria and Captain John Burgoyne in 1722, young John Burgoyne was afforded many advantages as a child. In 1731, his Godfather Lord Bingley died with no heirs and left nine-year-old Burgoyne a handsome legacy.
29 de ene. de 2008 · Burgoyne, John. John Burgoyne, army officer (b in Eng 1722; d at London, Eng 3 Aug 1792). A distinguished cavalry officer and public figure, Burgoyne arrived in Québec in 1776 with large reinforcements, and served during the successful campaign of that year. In summer 1777 he led a force of 9000 soldiers southward along the Lake Champlain ...
29 de may. de 2024 · General John Burgoyne. Before and after his surrender at Saratoga, writes Aram Bakshian Jr., Burgoyne had a lively career as a commander in Europe, a politician and dramatist in London, and a figure on the social scene. To Horatio Gates, who defeated him at Saratoga, General John Burgoyne was ‘an old gamester’.
