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John Burgoyne

1722 - 1792

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General John "Gentleman Johnny" Burgoyne (24 February 1722 – 4 August 1792) was a British Army officer, playwright and politician who sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1761 to 1792. He first saw action during the Seven Years' War when he participated in several battles, most notably during the Spanish invasion of Portugal in 1762. Burgoyne is best known for his role in the American Revolutionary War. He designed an invasion scheme and was appointed to command a force moving south from Canada to split away New England and end the rebellion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Burgoyne is the 1,327th most popular military personnel (down from 1,188th in 2019), the 2,571st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,034th in 2019) and the 60th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, John Burgoyne ranks 1,327 out of 2,058. Before him are Anne Hilarion de Tourville, Georg von Derfflinger, Xie Lingyun, Martha Christina Tiahahu, Hugo Österman, and Anton Haus. After him are Nam Il, Jānis Balodis, Lodewijk van Heiden, Lucius Flavius Silva, John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort, and Rolf Carls.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1722, John Burgoyne ranks 22. Before him are François Joseph Paul de Grasse, Amursana, Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Petrus Camper, Nicolas Luckner, and Princess Gisela Agnes of Anhalt-Köthen. After him are Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel, Anna Louisa Karsch, and Christopher Smart. Among people deceased in 1792, John Burgoyne ranks 30. Before him are Antonio Rosetti, Antoine Louis, John Smeaton, Yazid of Morocco, Adam Gottlob Moltke, and Guillaume Le Gentil. After him are George Browne, René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, John Paul Jones, Charles Simon Favart, Davit Guramishvili, and George Mason.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Burgoyne ranks 2,572 out of 8,785. Before him are Alexander Parkes (1813), William Foulke (1874), James Harrington (1611), Midge Ure (1953), Robert Morley (1908), and John Kemp Starley (1854). After him are William Congreve (1670), Rebecca Clarke (1886), Francis Pym (1922), Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury (1948), John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort (1886), and Mick Fleetwood (1947).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, John Burgoyne ranks 60. Before him are David Stirling (1915), John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey (1885), Claude Choules (1901), J. F. C. Fuller (1878), John Fastolf (1380), and Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape (1888). After him are John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort (1886), Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717), Edward Vernon (1684), Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg (1889), John Paul Jones (1747), and Henry Tandey (1891).

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