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| Noun | 1. British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792).[Wordnet]. | |
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Date "Burgoyne" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1469. (references) |
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| Fort Burgoyne | Fort Burgoyne, originally known as Castle Hill Fort, was built in the 1860s to guard the high ground northeast of Dover, England. Built to a polygonal system with detached eastern and western redoubts, the fort is named after the 19th century General John Burgoyne, not the more famous John Burgoyne of the American Revolutionary War. (references) | ||
| Hugh Talbot Burgoyne | Lieutenant Hugh Talbot Burgoyne, RN (1833, Dublin -7 September 1870), was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Burgoyne was a 21-year-old Royal Navy lieutenant, serving in the Crimean War when he performed the following deed for which he was awarded the VC. (references) | ||
| John Burgoyne | British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| John Fox Burgoyne | Sir John Fox Burgoyne (* July 24 1782 in London, England; † October 7 1871) was a British Field Marshal. (references) | ||
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Topics by Level of Interest: Burgoyne | ||||
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| John Burgoyne | 21 | Burgoyne Baronets | 5 | |
| Peter Burgoyne | 9 | Burgoyne Bay | 4 | |
| Shaun Burgoyne | 9 | Burgoyne Bay Provincial Park | 2 | |
| John Fox Burgoyne | 8 | Burgoyne Diller | 7 | |
| Burgoyne Diller | 7 | Fort Burgoyne | 3 | |
| Hugh Talbot Burgoyne | 6 | Hugh Talbot Burgoyne | 6 | |
| Burgoyne Baronets | 5 | John Burgoyne | 21 | |
| Burgoyne Bay | 4 | John Fox Burgoyne | 8 | |
| Fort Burgoyne | 3 | Peter Burgoyne | 9 | |
| Victoria Burgoyne | 3 | Shaun Burgoyne | 9 | |
| Burgoyne Bay Provincial Park | 2 | Victoria Burgoyne | 3 | |
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