John Burgoyne

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British Army officer human playwright politician

John Burgoyne was a British army officer and politician best known for his role as a general during the American Revolutionary War, particularly his surrender at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777.

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Label Occurrences
John Burgoyne canonical 28
Burgoyne 1
Burgoyne's army 1

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
politician ⓘ
allegiance George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: King George III
battle Saratoga campaign ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Saratoga
birthDate 1722-02-24 ⓘ
birthPlace London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
burialPlace Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster ⓘ
surface form: Westminster Abbey
causeOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
commanded British forces in the Saratoga campaign ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
deathDate 1792-08-04 ⓘ
deathPlace London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
describedBySource Dictionary of National Biography ⓘ
Encyclopaedia Britannica ⓘ
education Westminster School ⓘ
familyName John Burgoyne self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Burgoyne
fatherInLaw Earl of Derby ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
knownFor surrender at the Battle of Saratoga ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
nickname Gentleman Johnny ⓘ
notableWork The Heiress ⓘ
The Maid of the Oaks ⓘ
occupation dramatist ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
parliamentaryConstituency Midhurst ⓘ
Preston ⓘ
Preston (second term) ⓘ
participatedIn Portugal campaign of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
positionHeld Member of Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Charlotte Stanley ⓘ

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Boston campaign → opponentCommander → John Burgoyne ⓘ
Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War → hasNotableCommander → John Burgoyne ⓘ
Saratoga campaign → commander → John Burgoyne ⓘ
John Burgoyne → familyName → John Burgoyne self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Burgoyne
Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777) → commander → John Burgoyne ⓘ
Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777) → opposingForceCommander → John Burgoyne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lieutenant General John Burgoyne
Battle of Bennington → opposingCommander → John Burgoyne ⓘ
Simon Fraser → servedIn → John Burgoyne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Burgoyne's army
Battle of Freeman's Farm → commander → John Burgoyne ⓘ
Battle of Bemis Heights → commander → John Burgoyne ⓘ
Siege of Saratoga → commander → John Burgoyne ⓘ
Siege of Saratoga → surrenderedCommander → John Burgoyne ⓘ
Siege of Saratoga → notableParticipant → John Burgoyne ⓘ
British Army in North America → notableCommander → John Burgoyne ⓘ
British expeditionary forces in Massachusetts → commander → John Burgoyne ⓘ
Saratoga National Historical Park → associatedWithPerson → John Burgoyne ⓘ
The Maid of the Oaks → author → John Burgoyne ⓘ
The Maid of the Oaks → hasDramatist → John Burgoyne ⓘ
The Maid of the Oaks → writtenBy → John Burgoyne ⓘ
The Maid of the Oaks → workOf → John Burgoyne ⓘ
The Heiress → author → John Burgoyne ⓘ
Gentleman Johnny → refersTo → John Burgoyne ⓘ
Gentleman Johnny → notableCommander → John Burgoyne ⓘ
subject surface form: Saratoga campaign
Portugal campaign of the Seven Years' War → hasCommander → John Burgoyne ⓘ
Battle of Fort Anne → campaignCommanderBritish → John Burgoyne ⓘ
Charlotte Stanley → spouse → John Burgoyne ⓘ
Charlotte Stanley → connectedTo → John Burgoyne ⓘ
Hubbardton engagement → relatedTo → John Burgoyne ⓘ
North American theater of the American Revolutionary War → hasNotableCommander → John Burgoyne ⓘ
Saratoga Battlefield → opposedByCommander → John Burgoyne ⓘ
Bemis Heights → associatedWithPerson → John Burgoyne ⓘ