A veteran of the Seven Years' War, British general John Burgoyne is best remembered for his defeat in the second Battle of Saratoga in the fall of 1777.

虽然是七年战争的老兵，英国将军约翰·伯戈因最有名的却是由于1777年秋天他在萨拉托加第二战役的惨败。

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Samp's next engagement against Udinese is a crucial test in the battle for Champions League football, as a defeat for either side will realistically remove them from the equation.

桑普下场对镇乌迪内斯的比赛是争夺冠军联赛席位的关键之战，失败的一方意味着从竞争之中被淘汰。

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For Pompey he needed to defeat Caesar in a pitched battle to regain his honour.

对庞培而言，他需要在阵地站中击败恺撒以收回他的荣誉。

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But if Rand is going to play a starring role in the long-term battle to defeat statist ideologies, rather than making episodic, cameo appearances, her work will require a radical overhaul.

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His 22-month-long journey to the White House was, to borrow a phrase, "a long, hard slog" that began with beating an opponent who, in a bruising primary battle, earned 18 million votes in defeat.

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