What a brilliant story. Nothing like a bit of a bender on the old mineral water.

Why go to the trouble of disinterring him to bury him in Devon, when it doesn't look as if he had any connection with the place?
Or is it the old case of England claiming famous Scots as English when they are dead and unable to defend themselves?

Maybe he spent his honeymoon or favourite holiday in Devon. I'm told that it is really lovely down there. That would explain why someone dug him and interred him in Butlins.

wayne bijlyeerheid#2 may be right about the english claiming scots as english, but it is more likely that as eliott was a child of the Scottish Enlightenment he called himself british, or northern british, and treated the whole of britain as his home land. This was around the time Scots started to gather some power, but mainly after the American war of independence, saving the british empire from braking up, and making it more powerful. Only to get a kick in the head from the english from the 1880s onward.
To find out what really happened to make Scotland so important, and to show what we are really capable of find this book:- THE SCOTTISH ENLIGHTENMENT, The Scots' invention of the modern world, By Arthur Herman. After reading this incredibly truthful book about a golden period in Scottish history, you will never look at Scotland the same ever again. It also gives clues how we were put into a position which dragged us down due to the joining of the crowns.

"Something was coming from the north."

These words have struck terror in the core of the London government for centuries. Why else would Whitehall bureaucrats strive so hard to entice the best and brightest south. Engineers, Merchants, Philosophers, Economist, Doctors and Warriors to the empire and the world yet we are told we can not manage our own affairs. We no longer mine our own coal, we do not control our own oil and gas. we no longer make our own iron and steel. Mediocrity hates a capable neighbour, it makes them look bad.

He would have been better defending Harian's Wa'.

Any Impartial British Nationalist can see that Gibralter belongs to England by looking at an EBC map, like Malvinas, Ireland, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malvianas, Scotlandshire, etc, etc, etc.

Well, what can I say? i'm Spanish but glory for the winners and honour for defeateds.

Also, Gibraltar in right is Spanish and Malvinas from Argentina. Some day...

Anda ya Adrián. I suppose Spain will be giving back Ceuta and Melilla next.... and what about the Canary Islands? I'm sure the last time I looked they were miles away off the coast of West Africa. y no se llaman Malvinas, sino The Falkland Islands.

NO 7

ooooooooooooooooooooooh

NO 9

Aye right come ahead.

George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield
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1787 portrait of Lord Heathfield by Sir Joshua Reynolds
Portrait of George Augustus Eliott by one of the circle of Sir Joshua Reynolds
Arms of Lord Heathfield.George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield, KB (December 25, 1717-July 6, 1790) was born at Wells House, near Stobs Castle, Roxburghshire, the 7th son of Sir Gilbert Eliott, 3rd Baronet of Stobs, by Eleanor, daughter of William Elliot, of Wells, also in Roxburghshire. His aunt (Charlotte Elliot) had been married to Roger Elliott, another Governor of Gibraltar.

George was educated at University of Leiden and the French Military College of La Fere. He served with the Prussian Army 1735-1736, and, in 1739, joined the 2nd Horse Grenadier Guards (of whom he was afterwards Lieut-Col). He served throughout the War of Austrian Succession 1742-1748, being wounded at the Battle of Dettingen and present at the Battle of Fontenoy. He became ADC from 1756-1759 to King George II. On 10 March 1759, he raised, and was appointed colonel of, the 1st Light Horse (later 15th Hussars or King's Own) Dragoons, and he distinguished himself in the German campaign, particularly the Battle of Minden. He was promoted to Major-General in 1759 and took part in the Expedition to Cuba in 1763, being 2nd-in-charge at the capture of Havana. He was promoted to Lieutenant-General in 1765, antedated to 1761.

On October 22, 1772, he was widowered. But from 1774 to 1775 he was C-in-C Ireland, Governor of Londonderry and Culmore. On March 6, 1775, he became a Privy Counsellor, and on May 25, 1777 he was appointed Governor of Gibraltar, succeeding Robert Boyd, the acting Governor. He was promoted to General in 1778.

In July 1779, Gibraltar was besieged by the French and Spanish. By August, it was very apparent that the Spanish intended to starve the garrison. This siege would eventuall

In 1787, George returned to England. On July 6, 1787, he was created Lord Heathfield, Baron Heathfield of Gibraltar. A Bronze Medal "George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield" by Jean-Pierre Droz and a Portrait "George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield" by John Singleton Copley survive from 1787 in the National Portrait Gallery.

In August and September 1787, George's portrait was painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds and now resides in the National Gallery.

A will exists dated February 27, 1788. On 19 May 1788 George was formally installed as Knight of the Bath, and, in June 1788, a portrait "The Installation Supper" was painted by James Gillray and resides in the National Portrait Gallery.

About this time, George was making his way overland back to Gibraltar where he was still Governor. However, he became ill and stayed in the Aachen area for recuperation. During 1790, he stayed at: Grossen Hotel, Dubigk; Karlsbad (bei Herr Brammertz); Kaiserbad, Aachen (bei Herr Mohren). In June 1790 he rented the Schloss Kalkofen, Aachen (nowadays Talbotstrasse, Aachen, Germany) and moved in his furniture. However, on July 6, he died at the Schloss of palsy / stroke, allegedly brought on by drinking too much of the local mineral water, and was initially buried in the grounds of the Schloss. His personal estate was probated by July 27 and his furniture sold off by his heirs. In 1790, his body was disinterred and reburied at Heathfield, East Sussex. Later still, his body was again disinterred and reburied at St Andrew's Church, Buckland Monachorum, Devon in the church associated with his wife's Drake ancestry.

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On September 8, 1748, George married Anne Pollexfen Drake (1726-1772), a distant relative of Sir Francis Drake, at St Sepulchre-without-Newgate, London. They had two children:

Francis Augustus Eliott, 2nd and last Baron Heathfield (December 31, 1750-January 26, 1813)
Anne Pollexfen E

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You suposse bad. Ceuta and melilla were reconquered from muslim occupation in 1415 (before it Canary Ilands were from Visigotic kingdom and before byzantin, roman etc etc), and Canary Ilands were first populated by Spanish people ¿What has it in commom with the occupation of Gibraltar or Malvinas? Nothing

I repeat: Malvinas (not Falkland)

That Falkland war between the U.K. and those Franco-style junta Generals was a nice little war...and the good guys won.

Argentina should be thankful for the outcome. The Brits taught them about democracy and good behavier.

God knows the inventive Scots helped us win a few good dust ups. My family being from over there makes me proud to hear these stories! Correspond rocker121149@yahoo.com.. God blessthe Scots.
Stephen

Thank God for the Sea Harrier FRS1 and the AIM-9L as well as a good dash of Tommy steel.

They don't like it up'em!