George Augustus Elliot

(b. Dec. 25, 1717, Wells House, Roxburghshire, Scotland – d. July 6, 1790, Schloss Kalkofen, Aachen, Germany )

Gender: M

George Augustus Eliott (1717-1790) was a British army officer who served with distinction during the Seven Years’ War and commanded the garrison during the siege of Gibraltar from 1779-1783. In 1787 he was made 1st Baron Heathfield. He was renowned for being abstemious, his diet consisting of vegetables, biscuit and water.

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George Augustus Elliot

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