George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield (December 25, 1717-July 6, 1790) was born at Wells House, near Stobs Castle, Roxburghshire, the 7th son of Sir Gilbert Eliott, 3rd Baronet of Stobs, by Eleanor, daughter of William Elliot, of Wells, also in Roxburghshire. His aunt (Charlotte Elliot) had been married to Roger Elliott, another Governor of Gibraltar. Jump to: navigation, search December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ... Insert non-formatted text hereMedia:Example. ... Jump to: navigation, search July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Roxburghshire (Siorrachd Rosbroig in Gaelic) is a traditional county of Scotland. ... Roger Elliott c. ... List of Governors of Gibraltar (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) See also Chief Minister of Gibraltar Categories: Politics of Gibraltar ...

George was educated at University of Leiden and the French Military College of La Fere. He served with the Prussian Army 1735-1736, and, in 1739, joined the 2nd Horse Grenadier Guards (of whom he was afterwards Lieut-Col). He served throughout the War of Austrian Succession 1742-1748, being wounded at the Battle of Dettingen and present at the Battle of Fontenoy. He became ADC from 1756-1759 to King George II. On 10 March 1759, he raised, and was appointed colonel of, the 1st Light Horse (later 15th Hussars or King's Own) Dragoons, and he distinguished himself in the German campaign. He was promoted to Major-General in 1759 and took part in the Expedition to Cuba in 1763, being 2nd-in-charge at the capture of Havanna. He was promoted to Lieutenant-General in 1765, antedated to 1761. Leiden University in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands. ... Events April 16 - The London premiere of Alcina by George Frideric Handel, his first the first Italian opera for the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. ... Events January 26 - Stanislaus I of Poland abdicates his throne. ... Jump to: navigation, search Events January 1 - Bouvet Island is discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier. ... The War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748). ... // Events January 24 - Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... Events April 24 - A congress assembles at Aix-la-Chapelle with the intent to conclude the struggle known as the War of Austrian Succession - at October 18 - The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle is signed to end the war Adam Smith begins to deliver public lectures in Edinburgh Building of... The Battle of Dettingen took place on June 16 (some sources, no doubt using a different calendar, say June 27), 1743 at Dettingen in Bavaria during the War of the Austrian Succession. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Battle of Fontenoy was fought at Fontenoy in the Austrian Netherlands on May 11, 1745, during the War of Austrian Succession. ... An aide-de-camp (French: camp assistant) is a personal assistant, secretary, or adjutant to a person of high rank, usually a senior military officer or a head of state. ... 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search George II (George Augustus) (10 November 1683–25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Archtreasurer and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death. ... Jump to: navigation, search March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in Leap years). ... 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Havana can refer to: the capital city of Cuba (see Havana). ... 1765 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

On October 22, 1772, he was widowered. But from 1774 to 1775 he was C-in-C Ireland, Governor of Londonderry and Culmore. On March 6, 1775, he became a Privy Counsellor, and on May 25, 1777 he was appointed Governor of Gibraltar, succeeding Robert Boyd, the acting Governor. He was promoted to General in 1778. Jump to: navigation, search October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... 1772 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1774 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... This article concerns the British Sovereigns Privy Council. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... List of Governors of Gibraltar (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) See also Chief Minister of Gibraltar Categories: Politics of Gibraltar ... Robert Boyd was the inventor of a system of shorthand, Boyds Syllabic Shorthand. ... 1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

In July 1779, Gibraltar was besieged by the French and Spanish. By August, it was very apparent that the Spanish intended to starve the Garrison. This siege would eventually last from 1779 to 1783. A notable letter from George to the Misses Fuller survives, dated September 21, 1779 and delivered October 4, it said simply "Nothing new. G.A.E." 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... There have been several Sieges of Gibraltar. ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). ...

On September 13, 1782, the French and Spanish initiated a grand attack, involving 100,000 men, 48 ships and 450 cannon. Under great duresss, the Garrison withheld and, by 1783, the siege was finishing. On January 8, 1783, the British Parliament sent official thanks to George Eliott and he was awarded the Knight of the Bath. By February 6, 1783, the siege was over. George was invested with his honour at Gibraltar on April 23. Jump to: navigation, search September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Military Badge of the Order of the Bath The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. ... Jump to: navigation, search February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ...

A portrait from 1784, "The Siege of Gibraltar, 1782" by George Carter survives in the National Portrait Gallery 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... At least three art galleries are named National Portrait Gallery: National Portrait Gallery, Australia National Portrait Gallery, London National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

In 1787, George returned to England. On July 6, 1787, he was created Lord Heathfield, Baron Heathfield of Gibraltar. A Bronze Medal "George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield" by Jean-Pierre Droz and a Portrait "George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield" by John Singleton Copley survive from 1787 in the National Portrait Gallery. 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

In August and September 1787, George's portrait was painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds and now resides in the National Gallery. 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Sir Joshua Reynolds Sir Joshua Reynolds (July 16, 1723–February 23, 1792) was the most important and influential of eighteenth-century English painters, specialising in portraits and promoting the Grand Style in painting which depended on idealization of the imperfect. ... National Gallery is a common name for a countrys major public art gallery. ...

A will exists dated February 27, 1788. On 19 May 1788 George was formally installed as Knight of the Bath, and, in June 1788, a Portrait "The installation supper" was painted by James Gillray and resides in the National Portrait Gallery February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search James Gillray James Gillray, sometimes spelled Gilray (born August 13, 1757 in Chelsea; died June 1, 1815) was a British caricaturist. ...

About this time, George was making his way overland back to Gibraltar where he was still Governor. However, he became ill and stayed in the Aachen area for recuperation. During 1790, he stayed at: Grossen Hotel, Dubigk; Karlsbad (bei Herr Brammertz); Kaiserbad, Aachen (bei Herr Mohren). In June 1790 he rented the Schloss Kalkofen, Aachen (nowadays Talbotstrasse, Aachen, Germany) and moved in his furniture. However, on July 6, he died at the Schloss of palsy / stroke, allegedly brought on by drinking too much of the local mineral water, and was initially buried in the grounds of the Schloss. His personal estate was probated by July 27 and his furniture sold off by his heirs. In 1790, his body was disinterred and reburied at Heathfield, East Sussex. Later still, his body was again disinterred and reburied at St Andrew's Church, Buckland Monachorum, Devon in the church associated with his wife's Drake ancestry. Jump to: navigation, search Map of Germany showing Aachen Aachen (French Aix-la-Chapelle, Dutch Aken, Latin Aquisgranum, Ripuarian Oche) is a spa city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the border with Belgium and the Netherlands, 65 km to the west of Cologne, and the westernmost city in Germany... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Map of Germany showing Aachen Aachen (French Aix-la-Chapelle, Dutch Aken, Latin Aquisgranum, Ripuarian Oche) is a spa city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the border with Belgium and the Netherlands, 65 km to the west of Cologne, and the westernmost city in Germany... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Parish of Heathfield and Waldron is in East Sussex, some 16 miles from the coastal town of Eastbourne and 17 miles from the historic spa town of Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent. ... Jump to: navigation, search Devon is a large county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... Jump to: navigation, search Drake may refer to any of the following: // People Drake Bell (b. ...

Family

On September 8, 1748, George married Anne Pollexfen Drake (1726-1772), a distant relative of Sir Francis Drake, at St Sepulchre-without-Newgate, London. They had two children: September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... Events April 24 - A congress assembles at Aix-la-Chapelle with the intent to conclude the struggle known as the War of Austrian Succession - at October 18 - The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle is signed to end the war Adam Smith begins to deliver public lectures in Edinburgh Building of... Events George Friderich Handel becomes a British subject. ... 1772 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Sir Francis Drake, c. ... St Sepulchre Church Newgate Execution Bell St Sepulchre-without-Newgate, also known as the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Holborn), is an Anglican church in the City of London. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...

• Francis Augustus Eliott, 2nd and last Baron Heathfield (December 31, 1750-January 26, 1813)
• Anne Pollexfen Eliott (1754-February 24, 1835)

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See also

Governors of Gibraltar List of Governors of Gibraltar (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) See also Chief Minister of Gibraltar Categories: Politics of Gibraltar ...

External links

• Stadtarchiv, Aachen (courtesy of Frau Nicole Brillo)

• National Portrait Gallery, London
• National Gallery, London