George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield
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George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield, was a British Army general renowned for his leadership and successful defense of Gibraltar during the Great Siege in the late 18th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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baron in the Peerage of Great Britain ⓘ general ⓘ human ⓘ peer ⓘ |
| allegiance | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Knight of the Order of the Bath
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Order of the Black Eagle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Heathfield, East Sussex, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Francis Augustus Eliott, 2nd Baron Heathfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | statue in Gibraltar ⓘ |
| conflict |
Great Siege of Gibraltar
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Seven Years' War ⓘ War of the Austrian Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| createdTitle | Baron Heathfield of Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1717-12-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1790-07-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfTitleCreation | 1787 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Prussian military academies
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University of Leiden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Eliott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Sir Gilbert Eliott, 3rd Baronet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | 1st Baron Heathfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expertise in military engineering and fortifications
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successful defence of Gibraltar against Franco-Spanish forces ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
1st Regiment of Foot Guards
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Light Horse regiment (15th Light Dragoons) NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Scots Greys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Eleanor Elliot of Brugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Baron Heathfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | commanded the defence of Gibraltar from 1779 to 1783 ⓘ |
| notableWork | defence of Gibraltar during the Great Siege ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Stobs Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Aachen, Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraitBy | Joshua Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Governor of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| residence |
Gibraltar
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Heathfield Park, East Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Anne Pollexfen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Defence of Gibraltar 1779–1783