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Hilsea Barracks
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Hilsea Barracks was a military installation at Hilsea in Portsmouth.
Former military riding school within Gatcombe Park
Former military riding school within Gatcombe Park
Plan and illustration of the barracks in the 18th century.
Plan and illustration of the barracks in the 18th century.
Gatcombe House, which served as the officers' mess.
Gatcombe House, which served as the officers' mess.
Roger Curtis
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Admiral Sir Roger Curtis, 1st Baronet, GCB was a Royal Navy officer who enjoyed an extensive career which was punctuated by a number of highly controversial incidents. Curtis served during the America
Hilsea Barracks
…installation at Hilsea in Portsmouth. The site was originally occupied by Gatcombe Manor, a medieval house which was acquired through marriage by Admiral Sir Roger Curtis, Bt in the 18th century. The War Office requisitioned the land from Curtis for military purposes in the 1770s. (Gatcombe House, which was rebuilt in 1780…
c. 1800 portrait
c. 1800 portrait
Curtis attempting to rescue Spanish sailors in their failed assault on Gibraltar in 1782
Curtis attempting to rescue Spanish sailors in their failed assault on Gibraltar in 1782
What a cur 'tis!, a satirical etching portraying Curtis as Lord Howe's dog James Gillray, 1795
What a cur 'tis!, a satirical etching portraying Curtis as Lord Howe's dog James Gillray, 1795
Lord Howe on the Deck of the Queen Charlotte by Mather Brown, 1794. Curtis is on the left beside Admiral Howe.
Lord Howe on the Deck of the Queen Charlotte by Mather Brown, 1794. Curtis is on the left beside Admiral Howe.