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<p> A gallant general, the defender of Gibraltar, son of Sir [[Gilbert]] Eliott, born at Stobs, in Roxburghshire; saw service first in the war of the Austrian Succession, fighting at [[Dettingen]] and Fontenoy; as a colonel he fought with English troops in alliance with Frederick the Great against Austria; for his heroic defence of [[Gibraltar]] (1779-1783) against the combined forces of [[France]] and | George Augustus Eliott Heathfield Lord <ref name="term_74374" /> | ||
==References == | <p> A gallant general, the defender of Gibraltar, son of Sir [[Gilbert]] Eliott, born at Stobs, in Roxburghshire; saw service first in the war of the Austrian Succession, fighting at [[Dettingen]] and Fontenoy; as a colonel he fought with English troops in alliance with Frederick the Great against Austria; for his heroic defence of [[Gibraltar]] (1779-1783) against the combined forces of [[France]] and Spain he was raised to the peerage as Baron of Gibraltar (1717-1790). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_74374"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/heathfield,+george+augustus+eliott,+lord George Augustus Eliott Heathfield Lord from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_74374"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/heathfield,+george+augustus+eliott,+lord George Augustus Eliott Heathfield Lord from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:28, 15 October 2021
George Augustus Eliott Heathfield Lord [1]
A gallant general, the defender of Gibraltar, son of Sir Gilbert Eliott, born at Stobs, in Roxburghshire; saw service first in the war of the Austrian Succession, fighting at Dettingen and Fontenoy; as a colonel he fought with English troops in alliance with Frederick the Great against Austria; for his heroic defence of Gibraltar (1779-1783) against the combined forces of France and Spain he was raised to the peerage as Baron of Gibraltar (1717-1790).
