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General John Burgoyne (24 February 1722 – 4 August 1792) was a British Army officer, playwright and politician who sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1761 to 1792. He first saw action during the Seven Years' War when he participated in several battles, most notably during the Spanish invasion of Portugal in 1762.
Sir John Burgoyne Memorial, St. Mary's Church, Madras. Burgoyne entered the army at an early age. After serving in the 7th Fusiliers and other corps, he obtained the lieutenant-colonelcy of the 58th Foot in Ireland in 1764. Some years later he was transferred to that of the 14th Light Dragoons, then on the Irish establishment.
Field Marshal Sir John Fox Burgoyne, 1st Baronet, GCB (24 July 1782 – 7 October 1871) was a British Army officer. After taking part in the Siege of Malta during the French Revolutionary Wars, he saw action under Sir John Moore and then under the Duke of Wellington in numerous battles of the Peninsular War, including the Siege of Badajoz and the Battle of Vitoria.
The Burgoyne baronetcy, of Sutton in the County of Bedford, was created in the Baronetage of England on 15 July 1641 for John Burgoyne, High Sheriff of Bedfordshire in 1640 and Member of Parliament for Warwickshire between 1645 and 1648.
Burgoyne's campaign ended in disaster; Burgoyne was defeated at Saratoga and surrendered shortly after. [59] Clinton attempted to support Burgoyne, but the delay in arrival of reinforcements put off the effort. In early October, Clinton captured two forts in the Hudson River highlands, and sent troops up the river toward Albany. [60]
Sir John Burgoyne, 1st Baronet (c. 1592–1657) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1645 to 1648. He supported the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War . Burgoyne was the son of Roger Burgoyne, of Sutton, Bedfordshire , and Wroxall , Warwickshire and his wife Margaret Wendy, daughter of Thomas Wendy , of ...
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There have been two baronetcies created for members of the Burgoyne family, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Both creations are extinct. Burgoyne baronets of Sutton (1642) Burgoyne baronets of the Army (1856): see John Fox Burgoyne (1782–1871)
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