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John Burgoyne, auch Gentleman Johnny genannt, war ein britischer Generalleutnant und Schriftsteller.
John Burgoyne was a British general, dramatist and politician who fought in the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War. He is best known for his surrender at Saratoga in 1777, which turned the tide of the war for the Americans.
John Burgoyne was a British general who led a failed invasion of New York in 1777 during the American Revolution. He was a politician, a playwright, and a leader of London society in his later years.
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Die aus zwei Einzelschlachten bestehende Schlacht von Saratoga vom Herbst 1777 wird als Wendepunkt im Amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskrieg und eine entscheidende Schlacht in der amerikanischen Geschichte angesehen. Eine britische Streitkraft unter General John Burgoyne wurde in zwei Gefechten geschlagen und schließlich zur ...
John Burgoyne was a British general and playwright who led the disastrous campaign of 1777 in New York. He surrendered to American forces at Saratoga and returned to England, where he wrote The Heiress.
14. Feb. 2020 · Learn about the life and career of John Burgoyne, a British general who surrendered to the Americans at Saratoga in 1777. Find out his early years, military achievements, political involvement and literary works.
John Burgoyne served as a general in the British Army during the American Revolution. Known as “Gentleman Johnny,” Burgoyne commanded a force of 8,500 men during the 1777 campaign season in an attack on the Lake Champlain-Hudson River Vally from Canada.
