Burgoyne, John F. (John Fox), Sir, 1782-1871
Variant namesEngineer officer in American campaign, 1814-1815.
From the description of A general deployment, [1815?]. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58660643
Sir John Fox Burgoyne was the son of General John Burgoyne, the British general who surrendered to American forces at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777. John F. Burgoyne entered the Royal Engineers in 1798 and served as Commanding Royal Engineer at New Orleans and Mobile during the War of 1812. The present site of Fort Morgan, Fort Bowyer was named for Co. John Bowyer.
From the description of Map of Fort Bowyer and British siege positions on Mobile Point, 1815. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122538487
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| associatedWith | Burgoyne, John M. (John Montague), b. 1832. | person |
| associatedWith | Henry Francis Prevost Battersby | person |
| correspondedWith | Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868 | person |
| correspondedWith | Kean, Ellen, 1805-1880 | person |
| associatedWith | Morris, Ralph, collector. | person |
| associatedWith | Ricketts, Robert Tristram. | person |
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| Baldwin County (Ala.) | |||
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| Mobile Bay (Ala.) | |||
| Fort Bowyer (Ala.) | |||
| Fort Morgan (Ala.) | |||
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| Mobile Point (Ala.) |
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Birth 1782-07-24
Death 1871-10-07
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