Burgoyne

[ ber-goin ]

noun

1. John, 1722–92, British general and dramatist: surrendered at Saratoga in American Revolutionary War.

Burgoyne

/ bɜːˈɡɔɪn /

noun

1. BurgoyneJohn17221792MBritishMILITARY: general John . 1722–92, British general in the War of American Independence who was forced to surrender at Saratoga (1777)

Example Sentences

The British under Burgoyne had advanced their works so far as to threaten a complete inclosure of the continental army.

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You should know that the British again tried what they had done when they sent Burgoyne down the lakes.

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He was ably seconded by General Burgoyne, and the Spaniards were forced to retreat within their own frontier.

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Burgoyne fell into the error, common throughout the war, of trusting too much to loyalist help.

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Burgoyne's army was in fine order, but the arrangements for the carriage of supplies and the making of roads were insufficient.

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