Gideon Gorrequer
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Gideon Gorrequer | |
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| Born | c. 1780 |
| Died | 18 July 1841 London, England |
| Resting place | Kensal Green Cemetery |
| Occupation | Soldier |
Lt. Col. Gideon Gorrequer KH (c. 1780 – 18 July 1841) was an Anglo-French soldier who is best known for serving as the aide-de-camp and acting military secretary to Sir Hudson Lowe during the exile of Napoleon upon St. Helena, and for the diary that he kept whilst in this position.[1]
Career
Gorrequer joined the army at 16 as an Ensign in the 18th Foot in 1797, and was subsequently promoted to Lieutenant in 1798, Captain in 1804, Brevet-Major in 1814, and Lt.-Colonel in 1826.
Gorrequer first came into contact with Sir Hudson Lowe whilst serving in Sicily and the Ionian Islands. When Lowe was appointed as the Governor of St. Helena, he offered Gorrequer the position of Aide-de-Campe and Acting Military Secretary. Gorrequer accepted this position and arrived on St. Helena in the Phaeton on 14 April 1816.[4]
He was made a Knight of the Royal Hanoverian and Guelphic Order for his services.
