Sir Gilbert (unresolved named mention)

Events

1

Episodes

4

Years

1793–1796

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Sir Gilbert (unresolved named mention), 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

1. Establishment of the Anglo-Corsican Kingdom

   1793–1796

   Role: British figure named only as 'Sir Gilbert' in the sources; his loyalty to the monarchy conflicted with Paoli's republicanism, and he moved the capital to Bastia. Identity unresolved: no surname or further identifying detail appears in the supplied passages.

   1. 11793 · Corte, CorsicaCorsican Secession from France

      Accused of treason, Paoli presided over a consulta at Corte in 1793 that declared Corsica's formal secession from France.

   2. 21794 · CorsicaBritish Fleet Sent to Corsica

      In 1794 Britain, at war with revolutionary France, dispatched a fleet to Corsica under Admiral Samuel Hood.

   3. 3early 1795 · Bastia, CorsicaCapital Moved to Bastia

      In early 1795 Sir Gilbert moved the kingdom's capital from inland Corte to coastal Bastia, a centre for French and Corsican royalists.

   4. 419 October 1796 · Bastia, CorsicaFrench Reconquest of Bastia

      On 19 October 1796 the French reconquered Bastia, and Corsica became two French départements, Golo and Liamone.

Sources

1. Anglo-Corsican Kingdom Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26