John Shrimpton

18th-century British Army officer

John Shrimpton
Allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Major general
Battles/wars	Nine Years' War War of Spanish Succession

Major-General John Shrimpton was a British Army officer and member of parliament and the Governor of Gibraltar from 1704 to 1707.

Military career

Shrimpton 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

^ ^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.

Parliament of England
Preceded by Lord James Russell	Member of Parliament for Whitchurch 1701–1707 With: Richard Wollaston	Succeeded by Parliament of Great Britain
Government offices
Preceded by Henry Nugent	Governor of Gibraltar 1704–1707	Succeeded by Roger Elliott