Gibraltar

General Charles O'Hara 1740-1802 — 'The Old Cock of the Rock' .

Charles O'Hara, 1740-1802 Early Life: 1740-1778; Revolutionary War: 1778-1782; After the War: 1782-1802.

O'Hara's Battery Gibraltar One of two 9.2" guns still in position at O'Hara's Battery Gibralter. This is a Mk X gun on a mark VII mounting and is sited high up on the Eastern spur of the rock overlooking the straits.

Virtual American Biographies: Charles O'Hara Charles O'Hara , British soldier, born about 1730; died in Gibraltar, 21 February, 1802.

Gibraltar A-Z: O’Hara’s Tower and Battery Originally built from 1787-91 on order of one of Gibraltar’s Governor’s who believed, erroneously, that if the Rock was just that little bit higher, his ‘look-outs’ could see the Spanish fleets as they left harbour. The Tower structure was a failure and became known as “O’Hara’s Folly” named after the Governor, General O’Hara. In 1935, the battery was reconstructed.

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