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12 de abr. de 2024 · The vulnerable Gibraltar garrison under George Augustus Eliott was blockaded from June 1779 to February 1783, initially by the Spanish alone, led by Martín Álvarez de Sotomayor. The blockade proved to be a failure because two relief convoys entered unmolested—the first under Admiral George Rodney in 1780 and the second under ...
- 24 June 1779 – 7 February 1783, (3 years, 7 months and 2 weeks)
- British victory
12 de abr. de 2024 · Middlemarch, novel by George Eliot (pseudonym of Mary Ann Evans), published in eight parts in 1871–72 and also published in four volumes in 1872. It is considered to be Eliot’s masterpiece.
7 de abr. de 2024 · 9. General George Augustus Eliott commanded the British garrison at Gibraltar, and is venerated for his stout and ultimately successful leadership of the defense of the siege. What interesting personal characteristics did he have?
Hace 3 días · “..for the growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs.” ― George Eliot, Middlemarch. Read more quotes from George Eliot. Share this quote: Like Quote.
12 de abr. de 2024 · In 1824, the British Foreign Secretary, George Canning, appointed Matthew Luscombe chaplain to the British embassy in Paris and to supervise all Church of England clergy on the continent. Unable to secure the support of the English bishops, Luscombe was consecrated a missionary bishop (i.e. without a See) by the Scottish bishops in 1825, and functioned as a sort of proto-Bishop of Fulham.
Hace 3 días · Felix Holt, the Radical (Cabinet Edition, 1878; first published 1866)
4 de abr. de 2024 · Middlemarch, qui est considéré par beaucoup comme le chef d'œuvre de George Eliot, retrace l'histoire d'une petite ville à l'époque victorienne. Entre histoires d'amour et de pouvoir, George Eliot dresse un splendide tableau regorgeant de détails.
