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  Hugh Talbot Burgoyne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lieutenant Hugh Talbot Burgoyne, RN ( 1833 - 7 September 1870), was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Burgoyne was a 21-year-old Royal Navy lieutenant, serving in the Crimean War when he performed the following deed for which he was awarded the VC.
On 29 May 1855 in the Sea of Azov, Crimea, Lieutenant Burgoyne of HMS Swallow, with a lieutenant ( Cecil William Buckley) from HMS Miranda and a gunner ( John Robarts) from HMS Ardent, volunteered to land at a beach where the Russian army were in strength.
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Hugh Le DeSpencer, the Elder, great great grandson of Thurston was born about 1262 and supported King Edward I in the war against his rival, the Earl of Lancaster.
Hugh and his nephew Edward Le DeSpencer had strongly supported Tewkesbury Abbey in Gloucestershire, and between the two of them, completed the Choir, the Roof, and the Chevet Chapels during the reigns of Edward II, III, Richard II and Henry IV, between 1307 and 1413, and the remains of his body was entombed there.
The younger Hugh was charged with piracy, complicity in the murder of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, and was condemned and was excuted as a traitor with a death similar to his father, and his head was send to London where it was placed on London Bridge.
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 Proposal for Inclusion of Salt Spring Island
Burgoyne Bay is at the heart of the Southwest Salt Spring area, which has been the focus of conservation efforts by all levels of government and numerous NGOs for many years.
Burgoyne Bay lies at the heart of this area, and is the key to maintaining its ecological integrity and enhancing the National Park’s ecosystem representation.
Burgoyne Bay is located in the southwest portion of Salt Spring Island, which is the largest remaining undeveloped area in the southern Gulf Islands.
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 SIR JOHN POX BURGOYNE - LoveToKnow Article on SIR JOHN POX BURGOYNE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In the Corunna campaign Burgoyne held the very respcnsible position of chief of,engineers with the rear-guard of the British army (see PENINSULAR WAR).
Burgoyne was largely employed, during the long peace which followed Waterloo, in other public duties as well as military work.
He died on the 7th of October 1871, a year after the tragic death of his only son, Captain Hugh Talbot Burgoyne, V.C. (1833-1870), who was in.
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 Descendants of John Burgoyne
Burgoyne, born 26 June 1662 in Wroxall, Warwickshire Baptism: 26 June 1662.; died July 1667 in Wroxall, Warwickshire..
But when the estate was examined, and after the various creditors had made their claims, it was clear that John Burgoyne had died, as he had lived for most of his life, in debt.
On 29 May 1855 in the Sea of Azov, Crimea, Lieutenant Burgoyne of HMS Swallow, with a Lieutenant (BUCKLEY, C.W.) from HMS Miranda and a gunner (ROBARTS, J.) from HMS Ardent, volunteered to land at a beach where the Russian army were in strength.
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 A Compendium of Irish Biography: comprising sketches of distinguished Irishmen, eminent persons connected with Ireland ...
O'Neill, Hugh, Lord of Tyrone, late in the 12th, and early in the 13th centuries, was one of the most determined opponents of the Anglo-Normans in the north of Ireland.
Hugh O'Neill was one of the princes who attended King John in 1210; but the English and Irish annalists are not agreed as to whether he gave in his submission.
O'Reilly, Hugh, a barrister, born in the County of Cavan, was Master in Chancery, and Clerk of the Council under James II.
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 Hugh Burgoyne
Captain Hugh Talbot Burgoyne, V.C. The son of much respected military figure in Victorian England, Sir John Fox Burgoyne.
Hugh entered the navy in 1847, and had a varied career including being awarded the V.C. at Crimea.
Burgoyne was the third sailor ever to be awarded the medal, one of twelve that day, the medals being personally presented by Queen Victoria.
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 BURGOYNE, SIR JOHN FOX - Online Information article about BURGOYNE, SIR JOHN FOX
He was educated at Eton and Woolwich, obtained his commission in 1798, and served in 1800 in the Mediterranean.
He accompanied the unfortunate Egyptian expedition of 1807, and was with Sir John Moore in Sweden in 18o8 and in Portugal in 1808-6, In the Corunna campaign Burgoyne held the very respcnsible position of
Burgoyne was largely employed, during the long peace which followed Waterloo, in other public duties as well as military
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 124chaffe, Chaffe, Chaffey, Chafe Lineage in England from 1016
The dates of Margaret Burgoyne's death and burial were never inscribed on the monument.
Sir Amias Poulett, son of Elizabeth, who died at Chaffcombe in 1538, was succeeded in turn by his son Sir Hugh (d.1573) and grandson Sir Amias (d.1588).
Their son Walter, dead by 1269, was succeeded in turn by his son William de Lisle (d.c.1294) and grand-daughter Idony, wife of Hugh de Beauchamp, who presented to the rectory in 1349.
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 List of Crimean War Victoria Cross recipients - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hugh Talbot Burgoyne - 1855; Sea of Azov, Crimea
Henry Hugh Manvers (The Hon.) Percy - 1854; Battle of Inkerman, Crimea
Hugh Rowlands - 1854; Battle of Inkerman, Crimea
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 Narrows North
It was named in 1859 by Captain Richards after Commander Hugh Talbot Burgoyne VC who was an officer aboard HMS Ganges under the command of Captain Fulford.
It is 4 miles across Saltspring from Burgoyne to Fulford and the wind which often blows out of this bay has traveled across the island through the low-lying Fulford-Burgoyne Valley.
Mount Maxwell ( 48° 48' 00" N - 123° 31' 00" W) was named Baynes Mountain by Captain Richard in 1859 after Rear Admiral Baynes who was commander of the Pacific Fleet from 1857 to 1860 but local residents called it Mount Maxwell after John Maxwell who farmed in the area in the late 1800s.
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 Category:Royal Navy Officers [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Hugh Talbot Burgoyne Lieutenant Hugh Talbot Burgoyne, RN, was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
April 1634) was a British officer of the Royal Navy and Explorer who in 1612–1613 commanded an expedition that unsuccessfully attempted to locate explorer Henry Hudson and to navigate the Northwest Passage....
Appointed to command the frigate Castor in May 1794, he and his ship were captured by the French while escorting a convoy, but he was liberated soon afterwards.
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 HMS Captain (1869) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The designed freeboard was just 8 feet (2.4m) and the additional weight brought it down to just 6ft 6in (2.0m).
She was commissioned on 30 April 1870 under Captain Hugh Talbot Burgoyne, VC.
Shortly after midnight on 7 September 1870 whilst cruising off of Cape Finisterre as part of a squadron of 11 ships, she heeled over under the force of the wind on her 50,000 square feet (4,600m²) of sail.
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 Hugh Talbot Burgoyne - Result for Hugh Talbot Burgoyne - Meaning of Hugh Talbot Burgoyne - Definition of Hugh Talbot ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Image:VCHughTalbotBurgoyne.jpg frameright175pxPhoto submitted by Simon Manchee '''Lieutenant Hugh Talbot Burgoyne, RN''' ( 1833 - 7 September 1870), was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to United Kingdom British and Commonwealth forces.
This revolutionary masted turret ship was the subject of considerable controversy during its design and construction and its loss was attributed to its poor stability.
There you find a list of all editors and the possibility to edit the original text of the article Hugh Talbot Burgoyne.
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 Duncan Gordon Boyes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The toast of the Royal Navy, Duncan Boyes was invested with his Victoria Cross on September 22, 1865 by Admiral Sir Michael Seymour GCB (Commander-in-Chief to Portsmouth) on the Common at Southsea, along with William Seeley and Thomas Pride who also won their VCs at Shimonoseki.
Hugh Talbot Burgoyne VC, John Edmund Commerell VC and others who had already won the medal also attended the ceremony.
Duncan's short life was to take a turn for the worse from then on.
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 Sutton
The Burgoyne family were Lords of the Manor for over three hundred years until 1938 when the death of Lady Burgoyne brought the association to an end.
They are commemorated in the church in many places, the most notable being the splendid Renaissance monument in the area which housed the family pew.
Within the church is a memorial to Sir John Montagu Burgoyne (1832-1921), possibly Hugh’s cousin.
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 BCGNIS Geographical Name Details   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Burgoyne had been awarded the VC for gallant action during the Crimean war.
In April of 1870, Captain Burgoyne placed the ill fated turret ship, Captain, in commission, only to completely turn upside down and founder off Cape Finisterre, with most of the five hundred crew, including Captain Burgoyne and Captain Cowper Coles (the designer) perishing.
Burgoyne Bay Post Office was opened 1 May 1880; closed 29 February 1900.
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 darrecs
Granddaughter of Edward Hughes Russell (1806-65) and Jane Knox (1810-1900), his wife, m.
He was in the Burgoyne Campaign and at the surrender of Cornwallis.
He was born and died in York County, Pa. John Walters (1740-1802) served as private, 1781, in Capt. Hugh McAllister's Cumberland County, Pennsylvania militia.
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 Duncan Gordon Boyes - Result for Duncan Gordon Boyes - Meaning of Duncan Gordon Boyes - Definition of Duncan Gordon ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
He carried a Colour with the leading company, kept it in advance of all, in the face of the thickest fire, his colour-sergeants having fallen, one mortally, the other dangerously wounded, and he was only detained from proceeding yet further by the orders of his superior officer.
Hugh Talbot Burgoyne Hugh Talbot Burgoyne VC, John Edmund Commerell John Edmund Commerell VC and others who had already won the medal also attended the ceremony.
Image:Boyes_civilian_clothes.jpg thumbleft130pxDuncan Boyes V.C. in civilian clothes Duncan's short life was to take a turn for the worse from then on.
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 HMS Wivern
She remained in Hong Kong until sold for scrap in 1922, having been reduced to harbor duties from 1904.
One of Wivern's commanding officers was Captain Hugh Talbot Burgoyne, VC who was later appointed the commanding officer of HMS Captain.
The Captain was also a twin turret ship.
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 Author : works by Hugh Talbot
HMS Wivern was a 2750-ton ironclad turret ship built at Birkenhead, England, one of two sisters secretly ordered from the Laird shipyard by the Confederate States of America government in 1862.Her true ownership was concealed by the fiction that she was being constructed as the Egyptian warship El Monassir.
She remained in Hong Kong until sold for scrap in 1922, having been reduced to harbor duties from 1904.One of her commanding officers was Captain Hugh Talbot Burgoyne, VC who was later appointed the commanding officer of HMS ''Captain'';.
This artikel HMS_Wivern_(1863) is licensed under the GNU free Documentation License.
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 Gordon of Khartoum
By Thomas Gordon Hake, with illustrations by Arthur Hughes (London: Chapman and Hall, 1872).
Launched in 1869 at 6,950 tons, she was caught in a storm in the Bay of Biscay and capsized off Cape Finnistere on 7 Sep 1870.
HMS Captain is still the only Royal Navy warship to have been lost due to unseaworthiness.
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 Levant contents   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Burgoyne, M., Tariq Bab al-Hadid - a Mamluk Street in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Burgoyne, M.H. The Continued Survey of the Ribat Kurd/Madrasa Jawhariyya Complex in Tariq Bab al-Hadid.
Burgoyne, M.H. and Abul-Hajj, A., Twenty Four Medieval Arabic Inscriptions from Jerusalem.
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John Fox BURGOYNE had a son Hugh Talbot BURGOYNE b.1833 d.1870.Need any information on these descendants,all from England.
Some one finally went to Nova Scotia (Halifax) and thats where Howard S. BURGOYNE was born,06 dec.1899.
If you are researching BURGOYNE or know of someone that is please e-mail me. The orgin is Burgundy,France> England>Canada>N.y,
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 John McCausland of Glenduglas: Index
Lloyd, Aurthur Rickard (marriage to Mary Annie Jane Theodoria Talbot) (i342)
Stewart, Hugh (marriage to Julia Gage) (i486), d.1854
Talbot, John B. (marriage to Marianne Mccausland) (i340), d.1859
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 Biographic details on persons, other than sea-officers, mentioned in the Loney webpages: A-B
Eldest of four illegitimate children of Lieutenant-General the Right Hon John Burgoyne.
Served with Sir John Moore and with Wellesley in the Peninsula.
His only son, Captain Hugh Talbot Burgoyne R.N., who had been one of the first recipients of the Victoria cross, was lost in Captain when she foundered under his command in the Bay of Biscay, 6 Sep 1870.
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 Index: A-J | British History Online
1446); Isabel wife of Patrick Chaworth later of Hugh le Despenser; see also Despenser, Isabel; Maudit, Isabel; John; Margaret wife of Oliver St. John the younger; Mary wife of Henry Matlath; Maud countess of Warwick; see also FitzGeoffrey, Maud; Miles de; Reynburn son of Thomas earl of Warwick; Richard earl of Warwick (d.
Brun, Hugh le, count of Angoulême; Isabella le; John le; Mary le wife of Robert de Ferrers, earl of Derby; William le
Despenser, Agnes wife of Simon le; Anne wife of Edward le; Anne wife of Thomas le; Edward le; Hugh le; Isabel wife of Richard Beauchamp earl of Warwick; Simon le; Thomas le
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