Associations to the word «Burgoyne»

Wiktionary

BURGOYNE, proper noun. A surname​.

Dictionary definition

BURGOYNE, noun. British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792).

Wise words

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