NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792 NRA: Burgoyne, John (1722-1792) General Politician and Dramatist DNB: Burgoyne, John (1723-1792), army officer, politician, and playwright LBT ID: JoBurgo1792 VIAF ID: 49524864 LOC ID: n50032304 | B/BAP: 1723-02-04 DIED: 1792-08-04 |
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British general defeated at the Battle of Saratoga; he was more successful as a wit and
poet. | |