People
Roger Elliott
Major General
(16??-1714)
- Half-brother of Alexander Spotswood, Governor of Virginia.
- 1683/??/?? Ensign in Tangier Regiment of foot (2nd Queen's) - equivalent to 2nd Lieutenant of Infantry 1687/11/?? Already 1st Lieutenant of Grenadiers in Earl of Bath's regiment of foot. More...
- 1690/05/01 Captain of Grenadiers
- 1692/08/03 Wounded at Battle of Steinkirk
- 1692/12/21 Appointed Major
- 1703/03/05 Raised own Regiment
- 1703/04/10 Officers commissioned at St James'
- 1704/07/02 Wounded at Battle of Schellenberg
- 1704/08/13 Possibly fought at the Battle of Blenheim? The Dictionary of National Biography states that Roger commanded the cavalry under Marlborough. He *DID* not lead the Cavalry - this was General Lord John 'Salamander' Cutts It is not clear that Major General Roger Elliott even fought at the Battle of Blenheim, although this is possible.
- 1705/??/?? Roger Elliott's regiment embarked for Spain in the spring and served at Gibraltar Arrived with Peterborough, but used with another Corps (Bowles') to relieve the seasoned garrison of Gibraltar
- 1707/01/01 Appointed Brigadier-General
- 1707/??/?? Appointed Colonel & Lieutenant-Governor of Gibraltar
- 1707/02/05 PRO PC 1/2/51 Admiralty memorial concerning the rival claims to a prize ship of the Lieutenant Governor of Gibraltar (Colonel Roger Elliott) and the crew of HMS Carcass.
Information courtesy Ian Cairns