1783 AD., Germany, Medal commemorating General George Augustus Eliott, by Johan Christian Reich, Fürth.

Germany, Medal commemorating Gibraltar relieved, 1783 and General George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield (1717-1790), by Johan Christian Reich (ca. 1740-1814) Fürth, 1783 AD.,
Tin Medal (44 mm / 26,66 g), , with usual copper plug,
Obv.: ELLIOT AN MARTIS SOCIVS NON IVPITER EST (Whether Elliot be the fellow of Mars or not, he is a very Jupiter.) , bust of General Eliott in a cocked hat, pigtail and uniform right; beneath, signature REICH.
Rev.: VICTRIX IN FLAMIS VICTRIX GIBRALTAR IN VNDIS / MDCCLXXXIII (Gibraltar victorious alike amid flames and through waves / 1783 ) , view of the rock of Gibraltar being bombarded, shells bursting, batteries (left) and ships (right) in foreground.
BHM 254 ; MH 409 .

George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield, KB (1717-12-25-1790-07-06) was a British Army officer most notable for his command of the Gibraltar garrison during the Great Siege of Gibraltar.
On March 6, 1775, he became a Privy Counsellor, and on May 25, 1777 he was appointed Governor of Gibraltar, succeeding Robert Boyd, the acting Governor. He was promoted to General in 1778.
In July 1779, Gibraltar was besieged by the French and Spanish. By August, it was very apparent that the Spanish intended to starve the garrison. The Great Siege of Gibraltar would eventually last from 1779 to 1783. A notable letter from George to the Misses Fuller survives, dated September 21, 1779 and delivered October 4, it said simply "Nothing new. G.A.E."
On September 13, 1782, the French and Spanish initiated a grand attack, involving 100,000 men, 48 ships and 450 cannon. Under great duress, the Garrison withheld and, by 1783, the siege was finishing. On January 8, 1783, the British Parliament sent official thanks to George Eliott and he was awarded the Knight of the Bath. By February 6, 1783, the siege was over. George was invested with his honour at Gibraltar on April 23.
In 1787, George returned to England. On July 6, 1787, he was created Lord Heathfield, Baron Heathfield of Gibraltar. A Bronze Medal "George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield" by Jean-Pierre Droz and a Portrait "George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield" by John Singleton Copley survive from 1787 in the National Portrait Gallery.
A will exists dated February 27, 1788. On 19 May 1788 George was formally installed as Knight of the Bath, and, in June 1788, a portrait "The Installation Supper" was painted by James Gillray and resides in the National Portrait Gallery.
About this time, George was making his way overland back to Gibraltar where he was still Governor. However, he became ill and stayed in the Aachen area for recuperation. During 1790, he stayed at: Grossen Hotel, Dubigk; Karlsbad (bei Herr Brammertz); Kaiserbad, Aachen (bei Herr Mohren). In June 1790 he rented the Schloss Kalkofen, Aachen (nowadays Talbotstrasse, Aachen, Germany) and moved in his furniture. However, on July 6, he died at the Schloss of palsy / stroke, allegedly brought on by drinking too much of the local mineral water, and was initially buried in the grounds of the Schloss.