George Augustus Eliott

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George Augustus Eliott was an 18th-century British Army general best known for his leadership during the Great Siege of Gibraltar.

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George Augustus Eliott canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer ⓘ
general ⓘ
governor ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived Knight of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
burialPlace Heathfield, East Sussex ⓘ
linked to: Heathfield
conflict American War of Independence ⓘ
Great Siege of Gibraltar ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ
War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1717-12-25 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1790-07-06 ⓘ
describedBySource British military history ⓘ
educatedAt Prussian military service ⓘ
University of Leiden ⓘ
familyName Eliott ⓘ
father William Eliott of Wells ⓘ
givenName George ⓘ
hasPartInMotto “Plus Ultra” (associated with Gibraltar arms during his governorship) ⓘ
honorificPrefix General ⓘ
Lord ⓘ
Sir ⓘ
mannerOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
mother Eleanor Elliot ⓘ
nobleTitle 1st Baron Heathfield ⓘ
Lord Heathfield ⓘ
notableEvent commanded the defence of Gibraltar from 1779 to 1783 ⓘ
notableFor leadership during the Great Siege of Gibraltar ⓘ
notableWork defence of Gibraltar during the Great Siege ⓘ
occupation military commander ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
placeOfBirth Roxburghshire, Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Roxburghshire

Wells House, Stobs, Roxburghshire ⓘ
placeOfDeath Aachen ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
positionHeld Governor of Gibraltar ⓘ
colonel of the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards ⓘ
general in the British Army ⓘ
residence England ⓘ
Gibraltar ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Gilbert Elliot, 1st Earl of Minto ⓘ
spouse Anne Pollexfen ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

15th Light Dragoons → namedAfter → George Augustus Eliott ⓘ
Great Siege of Gibraltar → commander → George Augustus Eliott ⓘ
Defence of Gibraltar 1779–1783 → commanderDefender → George Augustus Eliott ⓘ
Eliott's Light Horse → namedAfter → George Augustus Eliott ⓘ
Eliott's Light Horse → notableCommander → George Augustus Eliott ⓘ
11th Regiment of Dragoons → namedAfter → George Augustus Eliott ⓘ
King’s Bastion → builtUnderAuthorityOf → George Augustus Eliott ⓘ