August de la Motte
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August de la Motte was a Hanoverian general.
On October 16, 1775, De La Motte was sent to Gibraltar
for service under the Kingdom of Great Britain
. During the American Revolutionary War
, he commanded three Hanoverian battalions. The battalions held out for three years and seven months. For their bravery, Motte's unit wore a special armband to commemorate their bravery.
On October 16, 1775, De La Motte was sent to Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of , it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region...
for service under the Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of Great Britain
The former Kingdom of Great Britain, sometimes described as the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain', That the Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England, shall upon the 1st May next ensuing the date hereof, and forever after, be United into One Kingdom by the Name of GREAT BRITAIN. was a sovereign...
. During the American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
, he commanded three Hanoverian battalions. The battalions held out for three years and seven months. For their bravery, Motte's unit wore a special armband to commemorate their bravery.