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 ⓘ
awardReceived Knight of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Order of the Black Eagle ⓘ
burialPlace Heathfield, East Sussex, England ⓘ
child Francis Augustus Eliott, 2nd Baron Heathfield ⓘ
commemoratedBy statue in Gibraltar ⓘ
conflict Great Siege of Gibraltar ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ
War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
createdTitle Baron Heathfield of Gibraltar ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1717-12-25 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1790-07-06 ⓘ
dateOfTitleCreation 1787 ⓘ
educatedAt Prussian military academies ⓘ
University of Leiden ⓘ
ethnicGroup Scottish ⓘ
familyName Eliott ⓘ
father Sir Gilbert Eliott, 3rd Baronet ⓘ
givenName George ⓘ
honorificTitle 1st Baron Heathfield ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Light Horse regiment (15th Light Dragoons) ⓘ
linked to: 15th Light Dragoons

Royal Scots Greys ⓘ
mother Eleanor Elliot of Brugh ⓘ
nobleTitle Baron Heathfield ⓘ
notableEvent commanded the defence of Gibraltar from 1779 to 1783 ⓘ
notableWork defence of Gibraltar during the Great Siege ⓘ
placeOfBirth Stobs Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland ⓘ
placeOfDeath Aachen, Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Aachen
portraitBy Joshua Reynolds ⓘ
positionHeld Governor of Gibraltar ⓘ
religion Protestantism ⓘ
residence Gibraltar ⓘ
Heathfield Park, East Sussex ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Anne Pollexfen ⓘ

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Defence of Gibraltar 1779–1783 → commanderDefender → George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield ⓘ