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Noun: Burgoyne  bur'goyn
  1. British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)
    - John Burgoyne, Gentleman Johnny

Type of: full general, general

Encyclopedia: Burgoyne, Roger