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16 de mar. de 2023 · Known today chiefly for his surrender to the American forces at Saratoga, New York, in 1777, General John Burgoyne was one of the most interesting – and extraordinary – figures of the eighteenth century. At the age of twenty-eight, Burgoyne eloped with Charlotte Stanley, the daughter of the immensely wealthy and influential Earl of Derby.
29 de jan. 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 ...
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.
John Burgoyne (ur. 24 lutego 1722 w Sutton, Bedfordshire, Anglia, zm. 4 sierpnia 1792 w Londynie) – brytyjski wojskowy, generał i dramaturg. Walczył przeciwko buntownikom George’a Washingtona. 17 października 1777 roku po bitwie pod Saratogą poddał się wraz ze swymi ludźmi (ok. 6000 żołnierzy).
29 de mai. 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’.
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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17 de out. de 2015 · Unfortunately, Burgoyne’s profligate lifestyle and bad luck at gambling forced him to sell his commission a few years later in 1741, later becoming a junior officer in the somewhat less prestigious 1st Dragoons. In 1751, John Burgoyne became amorously involved with Lady Charlotte Stanley, the Earl of Derby’s sixth daughter, and asked the ...
