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John Burgoyne

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Personal details and public facts.

Profession
War Hero
Died
Aug 4, 1792
Zodiac
Pisces
Born in
England
About
Best remembered for his unsuccessful leadership of British troops during an American Revolutionary War initiative known as the Saratoga Campaign, he was also famous during his lifetime as a politician and playwright. He served for several years in the British House of Commons and penned dramatic works such as The Heiress and The Maid of the Oaks.
Family
Without the permission of his future wife's family, Burgoyne eloped with a noblewoman named Lady Charlotte Stanley and subsequently fathered his only child, a daughter named Charlotte Elizabeth.

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