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Hugh Burgoyne — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score207416th out of 4481

Number of Medals5

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score2131593 of 4481

Royal Navy#30of 113

Surface warfare#12of 182

Crimean War#17of 151

Hugh Burgoyne

Captain, Royal Navy

Crimean War

Awards & Decorations

Victoria Cross
Baltic Medal
Legion of Honour
Turkish Crimea Medal
Order of the Medjidie-Ottoman Empire

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Captain Hugh Talbot Burgoyne VC was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Born in Dublin, he was the son of Field Marshal Sir John Fox Burgoyne and the grandson of General John Burgoyne. He served as an officer in the Royal Navy, eventually reaching the rank of Captain.

Burgoyne is best remembered for his conspicuous bravery during the Crimean War, which earned him the Victoria Cross. He tragically lost his life at sea in 1870 when his command, the revolutionary ironclad turret ship HMS Captain, capsized and sank during a storm.

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Score Breakdown

Victoria Cross(base 100)

+100

Order of the Medjidie-Ottoman Empire(base 80)

+80

Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.15 (2 medal types))

+27

Heroic Score207 pts