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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instanceOf British Army officer ⓘ
baron in the Peerage of Great Britain ⓘ
general ⓘ
human ⓘ
peer ⓘ
allegiance Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardReceived Knight of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 ⓘ
successful defence of Gibraltar against Franco-Spanish forces ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
militaryUnit 1st Regiment of Foot Guards NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 ⓘ
surface form: Protestantism
residence Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Heathfield Park, East Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Anne Pollexfen NERFINISHED ⓘ

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defence of Gibraltar 1779–1783 → commanderDefender → George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield ⓘ
subject surface form: Defence of Gibraltar 1779–1783