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August de la Motte (17 November 1713 – 29 August 1788) was a Hanoverian general who notably served in the Great Siege of Gibraltar. De la Motte was born on 17 November 1713 in the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. He served in the Hanoverian Army during the Seven Years' War, notably participating in the Second Siege of Cassel. In 1775 the Duke and Prince-elector of Hanover was George III, who also ruled the Kingdom of Great Britain in personal union. King George had to deal with the American Revolution and the outbreaking American Revolutionary War and prepared to ready Hanoverian troops for garrison duty so that British troops would be freed for service in America.

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  • August de la Motte (en)
  • August de la Motte (de)
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  • August de la Motte (* 17. November 1713; † 29. August 1788 in Verden) war ein Kur-Braunschweigisch-Lüneburgischer Generalleutnant und wurde bekannt durch die Verteidigung von Gibraltar in den Jahren 1779 bis 1783. (de)
  • August de la Motte (17 November 1713 – 29 August 1788) was a Hanoverian general who notably served in the Great Siege of Gibraltar. De la Motte was born on 17 November 1713 in the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. He served in the Hanoverian Army during the Seven Years' War, notably participating in the Second Siege of Cassel. In 1775 the Duke and Prince-elector of Hanover was George III, who also ruled the Kingdom of Great Britain in personal union. King George had to deal with the American Revolution and the outbreaking American Revolutionary War and prepared to ready Hanoverian troops for garrison duty so that British troops would be freed for service in America. (en)
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  • August de la Motte (en)
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  • Electorate of Hanover (en)
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  • Seven Years' War *Second Siege of Cassel Anglo-Spanish War *Great Siege of Gibraltar (en)
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  • August de la Motte, John Singleton Copley (en)
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