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William Cartwright (British Army officer, died 1827)

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

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

Military career

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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

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  1. ^ Clark, Rupert. "A military history of Aynho" (PDF). p. 13. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b "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)
Military offices
Preceded by Colonel of the 23rd Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
1804–1807
Succeeded by
Preceded by Colonel of 3rd The King's Own Hussars
1807–1821
Succeeded by
Preceded by Colonel of 1st King's Dragoon Guards
1821–1827
Succeeded by