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lieutenant photo by roger fenton , 1855 general sir john fox burgoyne , gcb , 1798 & ndash ; 1868 23px british army 7 october 1871 -lrb- aged 89 -rrb- kensington , london united kingdom united kingdom knight grand cross of the order of the bath french war revolutionary wars peninsular war war of 1812 crimean 24 july 1782 field marshal john-fox-burgoyne . jpg john fox burgoyne
 sir john burgoyne
john fox burgoyne

field marshal sir john fox burgoyne , 1st baronet gcb -lrb- 24 july 1782 -- 7 october 1871 -rrb- was a british army officer .
after taking part in siege of malta during the french revolutionary wars , he saw action under sir john moore and then under sir arthur wellesley at the numerous battles of the peninsular war .
he served under general edward pakenham as chief engineer during the war of 1812 .
he went on to act as official advisor to lord raglan during the crimean war advocating the bay of kalamita as the point of disembarkation for allied forces and recommending a siege of sevastopol from the south side rather than a coup de main , so consigning the allied forces to a winter in the field in 1854 .
