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- John_William_Gordon abstract "Major-General Sir (John) William Gordon KCB (1814 –- 8 February 1870) was a British Army officer and Inspector-General of Engineers.Gordon obtained a commission in the Royal Engineers in 1823 and served in the United Kingdom, North America and Bermuda before the outbreak of the Crimean War.Due to casualties during the Siege of Sevastopol, he was temporarily commanding the army's Royal Engineers contingent. He was brevetted three times during the war, from Captain to Colonel, became a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) and received the nickname \"Old Fireworks\" for coolness under fire. Later in the siege he was wounded, being shot in both arms, and returned to the United Kingdom.After the war he served with the Royal Horse Guards, commanded the defensive works at Plymouth and briefly commanded engineers in Canada when British involvement with the American Civil War became a possibility. During this period he was an appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB), promoted to Major General and became a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers. In 1869 he was appointed the Inspector-General of Engineers, the head of the Corps of Royal Engineers. However, in 1870 Gordon committed suicide, attributed to insanity brought on by his wounds from the Crimean War, in Westward Ho!, Devon while visiting family.".
- John_William_Gordon allegiance "United Kingdom".
- John_William_Gordon award Order_of_the_Bath.
- John_William_Gordon battle Battle_of_Alma.
- John_William_Gordon battle Battle_of_Inkerman.
- John_William_Gordon battle Siege_of_Sevastopol_(1854–55).
- John_William_Gordon birthDate "1814".
- John_William_Gordon birthYear "1814".
- John_William_Gordon deathDate "1870-02-08".
- John_William_Gordon deathPlace Westward_Ho!.
- John_William_Gordon deathYear "1870".
- John_William_Gordon militaryBranch British_Army.
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- John_William_Gordon occupation Institution_of_Civil_Engineers.
- John_William_Gordon serviceEndYear "1870".
- John_William_Gordon serviceStartYear "1823".
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- John_William_Gordon wikiPageWikiLink Sevastopol.
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- John_William_Gordon wikiPageWikiLinkText "Gordon, Colonel John William C.B.".
- John_William_Gordon wikiPageWikiLinkText "John William Gordon".
- John_William_Gordon wikiPageWikiLinkText "Sir John William Gordon".
- John_William_Gordon allegiance "United Kingdom".
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- John_William_Gordon battles Battle_of_Alma.
- John_William_Gordon battles Battle_of_Inkerman.
- John_William_Gordon battles Siege_of_Sevastopol_(1854–55).
- John_William_Gordon battlesLabel "Battles".
- John_William_Gordon birthDate "1805".
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- John_William_Gordon commands Royal_Engineers.
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- John_William_Gordon dateOfBirth "1814".
- John_William_Gordon dateOfDeath "1870-02-08".
- John_William_Gordon deathDate "1870-02-18".
- John_William_Gordon laterwork Institution_of_Civil_Engineers.
- John_William_Gordon name "Gordon, John William".
- John_William_Gordon name "Sir William Gordon".
- John_William_Gordon nickname "Old Fireworks".
- John_William_Gordon placeOfDeath "Westward Ho!, Devon, United Kingdom".
- John_William_Gordon rank Major_general.
- John_William_Gordon serviceyears "1823".
- John_William_Gordon shortDescription "British Army officer and Inspector-General of Engineers".
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- John_William_Gordon description "British Army officer and Inspector-General of Engineers".
- John_William_Gordon description "British Army officer and Inspector-General of Engineers".
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- John_William_Gordon subject Category:British_military_personnel_who_committed_suicide.
- John_William_Gordon subject Category:Knights_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath.
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- John_William_Gordon hypernym Officer.
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