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Definition of John burgoyne
1. Noun. British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792).
Lexicographical Neighbors of John Burgoyne
Literary usage of John burgoyne
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Military Opinions of General Sir John Fox Burgoyne by John Fox Burgoyne, George Wrottesley (1859)
"BELIEVING that much which has been written by Sir john burgoyne would be ...
When Sir john burgoyne was appointed to the office of Inspector-General of ..."
2. Poems of American History by Burton Egbert Stevenson (1908)
"THE FATE OF john burgoyne [October 17, 1777] WHEN Jack the King's commander
Through all the crowd he smiled and bowed Was going to his duty. ..."
3. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN, Sidney Lee (1886)
"john burgoyne, General, Statesman, and Dramatist, ... For works : The Dramatic
and Poetical Works of the late Lieutenant-general john burgoyne, 2 vols. ..."
4. The Invasion of the Crimea: Its Origin, and an Account of Its Progress Down by Alexander Kinglake (1877)
"ADVERSE LETTERS FROM SIR john burgoyne, WITH SOME COMMENTS BY THE AUTHOR. ON the
30th of June 1868 Sir john burgoyne addressed the following letter to the ..."
5. Diary of the American Revolution: From Newspapers and Original Documents by Frank Moore (1860)
"Poor unfortunate john burgoyne ! The general, in the next paragraph of his
instructions, gives a kind of triumph over his qualmish apprehensions, ..."
6. Songs and Ballads of the American Revolution by Henry Llewellyn Williams, jr (1905)
"THE FATE OF john burgoyne. WHEN Jack, the King's commander, Was going to his
duty, Through all the crowd he smil'd and bow'd, To every blooming beauty. ..."
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