Chief Engineer (Gibraltar)
It is proposed that this article be deleted because of the following concern:
If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming, or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. You may remove this message if you improve the article or otherwise object to deletion for any reason. Although not required, you are encouraged to explain why you object to the deletion, either in your edit summary or on the talk page. If this template is removed, do not replace it. The article may be deleted if this message remains in place for seven days, i.e., after 08:37, 20 July 2025 (UTC). Find sources: "Chief Engineer" Gibraltar – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR |
The list of Chief Engineers of Gibraltar from its capture by Anglo Dutch forces in 1704.
| Name | Arrived / Appointed | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Bennet | 1704 | In Porter (page 64) the author writes that Joseph Bennet arrived in Gibraltar on November 5th, 1704, and was, by circumstance, the first 'British' Engineer of Gibraltar |
| Talbot Edwards[1] | 1705 | In Porter (page 65) the author writes that Talbot Edwards arrived in Gibraltar on February 18th 1705, as the first (official) 'British' Engineer of Gibraltar |
| Joseph Bennet | 1705 (about) | In Porter (page 67) the author writes that Talbot Edwards "did not remain long at the Rock, and after his departure [Joseph] Bennet succeeded him as Chief Engineer" |
| Peter Durand | 1712 | In Porter (page 69), the author writes that in 1712 Joseph Bennet was succeeded by Peter Durand who arrived from Minorca |
| John Hanway | 1716 | Porter (page 70) |
| William Horneck | 1718 | Porter (page 70) |
| Jonas Moore | 1720 | Porter (page 71) |
| William Skinner | 1738 (acting) | Porter (page 75) |
| James Gabriel Montresor | 1747[2] |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- Porter, Whitworth (1889). History of the Corps of Royal Engineers. Vol. I. London: Longmans, Green and Co.