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.

Aliases (2)

Burgoyne ×1
Lieutenant General John Burgoyne ×1

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army officer → human → playwright → politician →
allegiance	King George III →
battle	Battle of Saratoga →
birthDate	1722-02-24 →
birthPlace	London →
burialPlace	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 →
describedBySource	Dictionary of National Biography → Encyclopaedia Britannica →
education	Westminster School →
familyName	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 →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Saratoga campaign → Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777) →	commander
John Burgoyne ("Burgoyne") →	familyName
Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War →	hasNotableCommander
Boston campaign →	opponentCommander
Battle of Bennington →	opposingCommander
Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777) ("Lieutenant General John Burgoyne") →	opposingForceCommander