William Godwin's Diary

Burgoyne, John

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1792

4  August  1792

  • Name: Burgoyne, John
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: 4  February  1723
  • Death Date: 4  August  1792
  • Occupation: army officer
  • Occupation: politician
  • Occupation: playwright

Burgoyne was an army officer who served in the Seven Years' War and the American War of Independence. He also wrote plays, the most successful of which was The Heiress which was first staged at Drury Lane in 1786.

Godwin recorded his death.

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