Colonel John Drinkwater Bethune (born John Drinkwater, 9 June 1762 - 16 January 1844) was a British Army officer and historian best known for his account of the Great Siege of Gibraltar that came out in 1785.

Origins

Born at Latchford on 9 June 1762, he was the eldest son of John Drinkwater (1740-1797), a surgeon in the Royal Navy, and his first wife Elizabeth

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