BURGOYNE

Meaning of BURGOYNE in English

Pronunciation: ( ˌ )b ə r- ' go ̇ in, ' b ə r- ˌ

Function: biographical name

John 1722-1792 Brit. gen. in America

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

BURGOYNE — biographical name John 1722-1792 British general in America
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BURGOYNE — /beuhr goyn"/ , n. John , 1722-92, British general and dramatist: surrendered at Saratoga in American Revolutionary War.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BURGOYNE — biographical name John 1722-1792 British general in America
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BURGOYNE — Burgoyne BrE AmE ˈbɜːɡ ɔɪn bɜː ˈɡɔɪn AmE \ b ə r ˈɡɔɪn
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BURGOYNE, JOHN — born 1722, Sutton, Bedfordshire, Eng. died June 4, 1792, London British general. After serving in the Seven Years' War he …
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BURGOYNE, JOHN — born 1722, Sutton, Bedfordshire, Eng. died June 4, 1792, London British general, best-remembered for his defeat by superior American forces …
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BURGOYNE, JOHN — born 1722, Sutton, Bedfordshire, Eng. died June 4, 1792, London British general. After serving in the Seven Years' War he …
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SARATOGA, BATTLES OF — (1777) Engagements in the American Revolution . British troops under John Burgoyne marched from Canada to join with other British …
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JOHN
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HOWE, WILLIAM HOWE, 5TH VISCOUNT — born Aug. 10, 1729 died July 12, 1814, Plymouth, Devonshire, Eng. British military commander. The brother of Adm. Richard Howe, …
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GATES, HORATIO — born с 1728, Maldon, Essex, Eng. died April 10, 1806, New York, N.Y., U.S. English-born American general. He served in …
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AMERICAN REVOLUTION — or United States War of Independence (1775–83) War that won political independence for 13 of Britain's North American colonies, which …
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SCHUYLERVILLE — /skuy"leuhr vil'/ , n. a village in E New York, on the Hudson: scene of Burgoyne's defeat and surrender in …
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YORK — town, York county, southwestern Maine, U.S., situated at the mouth of the York River on the Atlantic Ocean, 43 miles …
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WOLCOTT, OLIVER — born Nov. 20, 1726, Windsor, Conn. died Dec. 1, 1797, Litchfield, Conn., U.S. American public official who signed the Declaration …
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UNITED STATES WAR OF INDEPENDENCE — also called American Revolution or American Revolutionary War (177583), insurrection by which 13 of Great Britain's North American colonies won …
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TRUMBULL, JOHN — born April 24, 1750, Westbury, Conn. died May 11, 1831, Detroit, Michigan Territory American poet and jurist, known for his …
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TICONDEROGA — unincorporated village and town (township), Essex county, northeastern New York, U.S., at the north outlet (La Chute River) of Lake …
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STARK, JOHN — born Aug. 28, 1728, Londonderry, N.H. died May 8, 1822, Manchester, N.H., U.S. prominent U.S. general during the U.S. War …
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SMITH, SAMUEL — born July 27, 1752, Carlisle, Pa. [United States] died April 22, 1839, Baltimore, Md., U.S. U.S. soldier and politician best …
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SARATOGA, BATTLES OF — in the U.S. War of Independence, closely related engagements in the fall of 1777 that are often called the turning …
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SACKVILLE (OF DRAYTON), GEORGE SACKVILLE-GERMAIN, 1ST ... — born Jan. 26, 1716, London, Eng. died Aug. 26, 1785, Stoneland Lodge, near Withyham, Sussex original name Lord George Sackville, …
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MCCREA, JANE — born c. 1752, Bedminster [now Lamington], N.J. died July 27, 1777, Fort Edward, N.Y., U.S. American colonial figure whose death …
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HOWE, WILLIAM HOWE, 5TH VISCOUNT — born Aug. 10, 1729 died July 12, 1814, Plymouth, Devonshire, Eng. commander in chief of the British Army in North …
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GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS — patriot militia in the U.S. War of Independence. The militia was initially organized in 1770 at present-day Bennington, Vt., to …
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GATES, HORATIO — born c. 1728, Maldon, Essex, Eng. died April 10, 1806, New York, N.Y., U.S. English-born American general in the U.S. …
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CROWN POINT — town (township), Essex county, northeastern New York, U.S., on Lake Champlain, just north of Ticonderoga. Putnam Creek, named for the …
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CRAIG, SIR JAMES (HENRY) — born 1748, Gibraltar died Jan. 12, 1812, London, Eng. British soldier in the American Revolutionary War who later served as …
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CHARLOTTESVILLE — city, administratively independent of, but located in, Albemarle county, central Virginia, U.S. It lies on the Rivanna River, in the …
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BRANDYWINE, BATTLE OF THE — (Sept. 11, 1777), in the U.S. War of Independence, engagement near Philadelphia in which the British defeated the Americans but …
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BENNINGTON, BATTLE OF — (Aug. 16, 1777), in U.S. War of Independence, victory by American militiamen defending colonial military stores in Bennington, Vt., against …
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SARATOGA, BATTLES OF — (1777) Engagements in the American Revolution . British troops under John Burgoyne marched from Canada to join with other British …
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