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Near period manuscript copy of General Eliotts letter to Sir Horace Mann dated at Gibraltar 12 Sept 1782.
**2 leaves [4pp]. Near manuscript copy of a letter by General Eliott to Sir Horace Mann, Gibraltar 12th Sept 1782. 18thCentury military interestconcerningthe frenchandSpanishattackon Gibraltar.**
"The Enemypreparationsfora Fresh attack upon this fortress ingreatforwardness, it was thought proper to try the effects of a heavy fire from our Batteries upon the enemysadvancedwork & Batteries which design wascomplexityexecutedby the Artillery officers.."
"Early nextmorningthe enemy opened a new sixty-four gun battery and with all their mortar batteries continued a firewithout intermission"
On 25 May 1777 Eliott was appointed Governor of Gibraltar, taking over from the acting governor, Robert Boyd. Eliott was promoted to general in 1778.
In July 1779, Gibraltar was besieged by the French and Spanish. Eliott using his engineering skills to good effect in improving the fortifications. By August, it was very apparent that the Spanish intended to starve the garrison. The Great Siege of Gibraltar would eventually last from 1779 to 1783. A notable letter from Eliott to the Misses Fuller survives, dated 21 September 1779 and delivered on 4 October, it said simply "Nothing new. G.A.E." Eliott was an abstemious man, his diet comprising vegetables, biscuit and water. He also rarely slept for more than four hours at a time.
On 13 September 1782, the French and Spanish initiated a grand attack, involving 100,000 men, 48 ships and 450 cannon. Under great duress, the garrison held its position and, by 1783, the siege was finishing. On 8 January 1783, the British Parliament sent their official thanks to Eliott and he was nominated a Knight of the Bath. By 6 February 1783, the siege was over. Eliott was invested with his honour at Gibraltar on 23 April.
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