George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield
- Events
- 1
- Episodes
- 4
- Years
- 1779
Every event in Historedia whose sources name George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.
Events and episodes
Start of the Great Siege of Gibraltar
1779Role: British governor and garrison commander at Gibraltar
- Commencement of the Great Siege
French and Spanish forces besieged the British garrison at Gibraltar from June–July 1779, beginning the Great Siege under Eliott's command.
- Spanish declaration of war and blockade
Spain declared war on Britain on 16 June 1779, aiming to capture Gibraltar, and immediately began a blockade of the Rock.
- Naval engagement of 6 July 1779
British ships fought Spanish vessels ferrying supplies to Spanish troops ashore near Gibraltar on 6 July 1779.
- Garrison conditions under blockade, autumn 1779
By August 1779 the Spanish intent to starve the garrison was clear; Eliott's September letter reported 'Nothing new', reflecting the blockade's grip.
- Commencement of the Great Siege
Sources
- George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-20
- Great Siege of Gibraltar Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22