Burgoyne was a British army officer or General best remembered for his defeat by superior American forces in Saratoga New York in 1777 during American Revolution.
John Burgoyne, (born 1722, Sutton, Bedfordshire, England—died June 4, 1792, London), British general, best remembered for his defeat by superior American forces in the Saratoga (New York) campaign of 1777, during the American Revolution.
