At the end of the meal Burgoyne was asked to propose a toast. 用餐终了,伯戈因被邀请致祝酒词。
The battles fought at Saratoga, New York, on September 19 and October 17, 1777, resulted in the surrender of the British army commanded by General John Burgoyne to U.S. General Horatio Gates. 1777年9月19日,战斗在纽约的萨拉托加打响,10月17日,英国将领约翰伯格将军向美方将军霍雷肖盖茨投降。
One of your great-grandfathers signed the Declaration, and another was a general on Washington's staff, and received General Burgoyne's sword after the battle of Saratoga. 你们的一位曾祖签署过《独立宣言》,另一位是华盛顿参谋部的一名将军,他在萨拉托加之役后接受了伯戈因将军的投降。
A battle during the American Revolutionary War ( 1777); the British under Burgoyne were defeated. 在美国独立战争(1777)期间的一次战斗;在伯戈因领导下的英国人被战胜。