William Cartwright (British Army officer, died 1827)

General William Cartwright (c. 1754 – 9 February 1827) was a senior British Army officer.

Not to be confused with William Cartwright (British Army officer, died 1873).

William Cartwright
Bornc.1754
Died9 February 1827
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankGeneral

Military career

Born the son of William Cartwright MP,[1] Cartwright was commissioned as a cornet in the 10th Dragoons in February 1769.[2] He was given command of a brigade of cavalry for overseas service in 1799 and, after promotion to major-general in 1802, was given command of cavalry in the home district.[2] He was colonel of the 23rd Light Dragoons from 1804 to 1807,[3] colonel of the 3rd The King's Own Hussars from 1807 to 1821[4] and colonel of the 1st King's Dragoon Guards from 1821 to his death in 1827.[5]

References
  1. Clark, Rupert. "A military history of Aynho" (PDF). p. 13. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  2. "The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 97, Part 1; Volume 141". 1827. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  3. "26th (23rd) Light Dragoons & 26th Hussars [1795-1819, 1941-1943]". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 3 January 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. "3rd The King's Own Hussars". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. "1st King's Dragoon Guards". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 10 January 2006. Retrieved 26 July 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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