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
c. 1800 portrait
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
Lord Howe on the Deck of the Queen Charlotte by Mather Brown, 1794. Curtis is on the left beside Admiral Howe.
Great Siege of Gibraltar
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The Great Siege of Gibraltar was an unsuccessful attempt by Spain and France to capture Gibraltar from Britain during the American Revolutionary War. It was the largest battle in the war by number of
Roger Curtis
…during the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolutionary Wars and was highly praised in the former conflict for his bravery under fire at the Great Siege of Gibraltar, where he saved several hundred Spanish lives at great risk to his own. His career suffered however in the aftermath of the Glorious First of June…
The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar John Trumbull, 1789
Martín Antonio Álvarez de Sotomayor Spanish army commander
George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield British Governor of Gibraltar
Panoramic view of Gibraltar under siege from Spanish fleet and land positions in foreground