Justly Watson
British military engineer (d. 1757) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Justly Watson (c. 1710–1757) was an English army officer and military engineer in the British Army, rising to the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the Royal Engineers. He served beside his father Jonas Watson, an officer in the Royal Artillery, at the Siege of Gibraltar in 1727. He joined the Royal Engineers in 1732, served at Carthagena, and in the futile attempt on Cuba, in 1741, and the attack on Panama in 1742. He was stationed at Jamaica from 1742 to 1744, surveyed Darien and Florida in 1743, and served in the descent on Brittany in 1746. He was appointed chief engineer in the Medway Division in 1748, and reported on the West African stations from 1755 to 1756. He was stationed in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland in 1757, and died there, probably from coffee poisoned by a black female domestic.
Justly Watson | |
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Born | c. 1710 |
Died | 1757 (aged c. 47) |
Allegiance | Great Britain |
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Years of service | 1726–1757 |
Rank | Lieutenant-colonel |
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