William Medows
| General Sir William Medows KB |
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General Sir William Medows
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| Born | 31 December 1738 |
| Died |
14 November 1813 (aged 74) Bath, Somerset, England |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of Great Britain
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1756–1813 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit |
50th Regiment of Foot 5th Regiment of Foot 12th Light Dragoons 55th Regiment of Foot 89th Regiment of Foot |
| Commands held |
Commander-in-Chief of Ireland Commander-in-Chief of the Bombay Army |
| Battles/wars |
Seven Years' War American Revolutionary War Battle of Brandywine Battle of St. Lucia Battle of Porto Praya Battle of Monmouth Third Anglo-Mysore War Siege of Coimbatore Siege of Seringapatam |
| Awards | KB |
| Other work | Governor of Bombay |
General Sir William Medows KB (31 December 1738 – 14 November 1813) was an Englishman and a general in the British Army.
Sir William was the son of Philip Medows, deputy ranger of Richmond Park, and Lady Frances Pierrepont, granddaughter of the Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull (1655-1756).
He entered the British Army as an ensign in the 50th Regiment of Foot in 1756. In 1760 he went with his regiment to join the allied army under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, who as Frederick the Great's lieutenant was defending western Germany against the French. Medows remained in Germany till March 1764. In 1769 he obtained the lieutenant-colonelcy of the 5th Regiment of Foot, exchanging in September 1773 into the 12th Light Dragoons.
In 1770, Medows enjoyed a romantic friendship with his second cousin, Lady Louisa Stuart, then aged thirteen, a daughter of John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute. Medows was then thirty-two, and Lord Bute considered him unsuitable and put a stop to it. Lady Louisa was bitterly disappointed, and never married. Later the same year, Medows married another lady, Frances Augusta Hammerton.
In 1775 Medows again exchanged into the 55th Regiment of Foot, which was on the point of starting for America, to act against the revolted colonists. He distinguished himself at the Battle of Brandywine in 1777, and again in the Battle of St. Lucia in 1778.
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