George Augustus Eliott, 1st Lord Heathfield

Eliott is most famous for commanding the British Forces on Gibraltar against a Spanish and French besieging army which lasted three and a half years. The painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds in 1787 shows Lord Heathfield with the key of Gibraltar. He commanded the 2nd Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards before raising the 15th Light Dragoons.
1717 (25th Dec.) Born at Wells House, near Stobs Satle, Roxburghshire.
1730 Studied Artillery
1735-6 Served with the Prussian army
1741 Joined the 2nd Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards
1743 (27th June) Wounded at Dettingen
1745 (11th May) Attended the battle of Fontenoy
1756-9 ADC to King George II
1759 (10th Mar) Raised the 15th Light Dragoons
1759 (1st Aug) Distinguished himself at Battle of Minden
1759 Promoted to Major-General
1763 Took part in Expedition to Cuba. 2nd-in-charge at capture of Havana
1765 Promoted to Lieutenant-General
1772 Wife died
1774-5 Commander-in-Chief in Ireland
1775 (6th Mar) Became a Privy Councillor
1777 (25th May) Appointed Governor of Gibraltar
1778 Promoted to General
1779-83 Siege of Gibraltar
1783 (23rd April) Awarded Knight of the Bath
1787 (6th July) Created Lord Heathfield, Baron Heathfield of Gibraltar
1790 (6th July) Died at Schloss Kalkofen in Aachen.

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