Burgoyne
Surrendered at Saratoga
Burgoyne is a surname, most notably associated with John Burgoyne (1722–1792), the British general whose surrender at Saratoga in 1777 marked a turning point in the American Revolutionary War.
The defeat convinced France to ally with the American colonies.
Burgoyne was also a playwright, remembered for his comedy *The Heiress*.
New York battle site
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- BritishOf the United Kingdom
- generalWidespread, not specialized
- Revolutionary WarColonial uprising against Britain
Clinton · Howe · redcoats · campaign · defeat · Continental Army · Gates · Arnold
Study of family descent
- familyRelated people together
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
British · English · nobility · descendant · peerage · clan · origin · Norman
Writer of stage works
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- theaterVenue for live drama
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
- Drury LaneLondon street with historic playhouse
playwright · stagecraft · West End · farce · London · performance · script · eighteenth-century
Saratoga
New York battle site
Revolutionary War · Clinton · Howe · redcoats · campaign · defeat · Continental Army · Gates · Arnold · Albany
genealogy
Study of family descent
heritage · British · English · nobility · descendant · peerage · clan · origin · Norman · bloodline
dramatist
Writer of stage works
Drury Lane · playwright · stagecraft · West End · farce · London · performance · script · eighteenth-century · wit
BurgoyneGeorge Washington
Benedict Arnold · Continental Army · Marquis de Lafayette · American patriots · revolutionaries