Gentleman Johnny

E169764
human military campaign nickname

Gentleman Johnny was the popular nickname of British General John Burgoyne, known for his dashing personality and role in the American Revolutionary War, particularly the Saratoga campaign.

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Label Occurrences
Gentleman Johnny canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
nickname ⓘ
allegiance British Army ⓘ
birthDate 1722-02-24 ⓘ
birthPlace London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
burialPlace Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster ⓘ
surface form: Westminster Abbey
causeOfNotability surrender at Saratoga ⓘ
commanded British forces in Saratoga campaign ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
deathDate 1792-08-04 ⓘ
deathPlace London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
education Westminster School ⓘ
father Earl of Derby ⓘ
knownFor American Revolutionary War ⓘ
Saratoga campaign ⓘ
memberOf Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
militaryAchievement participation in the Portugal campaign (1762) ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army Cavalry ⓘ
surface form: British Army cavalry
militaryRank general ⓘ
notableCommander John Burgoyne ⓘ
notableNickname Gentleman Johnny self-linksurface differs ⓘ
occupation military officer ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
politician ⓘ
parliamentaryConstituency Midhurst ⓘ
Preston ⓘ
partOf American Revolutionary War ⓘ
positionHeld Member of Parliament ⓘ
refersTo John Burgoyne ⓘ
reputationAfterSaratoga criticized in Britain ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
socialReputation dashing personality ⓘ
fashionable manners ⓘ
spouse Charlotte Stanley ⓘ
surrenderedTo Horatio Gates ⓘ
wrote The Heiress ⓘ
The Maid of the Oaks ⓘ

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John Burgoyne → nickname → Gentleman Johnny ⓘ
Gentleman Johnny → notableNickname → Gentleman Johnny self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: John Burgoyne