Major-General John Shrimpton was a British Army officer and member of parliament and the Governor of Gibraltar from 1704 to 1707.
John Shrimpton | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Service | British Army |
| Rank | Major general |
| Battles / wars | Nine Years' War War of Spanish Succession |
Military career
editShrimpton joined the Army becoming a Major in the 1st (Queen's Own) Foot Guards.[1]
In 1693, during the Nine Years' War, he was wounded at the Battle of Landen in Flanders.[1] In 1701 he became Member of Parliament for Whitchurch.[1]
In 1704, when the Garrison at Gibraltar came under threat from the French, a force of 2,500 troops under Shrimpton's command was dispatched to reinforce the Garrison.[1] Archduke Charles VI, acting on the recommendation of Queen Anne, asked Shrimpton to accept an appointment as Governor and he remained there until 1707.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d The War of the Succession in Spain: During the Reign of Queen Anne, 1702-1711 By Arthur Parnell, Page 87 BiblioBazaar, 2009, ISBN 978-1-103-17076-0
- ^ "Gibraltar: a History". Archived from the original on 3 July 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
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