General Sir William Medows KB (31 December 1738 – 14 November 1813) was British Army officer. He entered the army in 1756 and saw action in North America...

he received word that Holland's replacement, General William Medows was about to arrive. Medows forcibly removed Holland, and set about planning operations...

in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1806 for Charles Medows Pierrepont, 1st Viscount Newark. He had already been created Baron Pierrepont...

1790 campaign against Tipu was conducted by General William Medows, and it was a limited success. Medows successfully occupied the Coimbatore district, but...

Lady Louisa fell in love with her second cousin, William Medows (1738–1813), the son of Philip Medows of Nottinghamshire, Deputy Ranger of Richmond Park...

troops was landed near Castries, St. Lucia to attack General Medows' smaller force of 1,400. Medows ordered his troops to entrench themselves on a hill located...

of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond, and Lady Louisa, daughter of William Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian. His aunts included the famous four Lennox...

against mixed-race colonists, a move that drew criticism from abolitionists William Wilberforce and Thomas Clarkson. That same month he had been made a Knight...

and was successfully employed by the company to head the works on Fort William in Calcutta. In Calcutta, Campbell laid the foundation of his wealth. With...

the Park. A print engraved of 1779 by William Watts shows the Richmond Lodge, the residence of William Medows, which suggests that Barret had painted...

forces in Charleston at the time of Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown. William Medows distinguished himself in the Philadelphia campaign and the Battle of...

Meath, 4th Guards Brigade Brigadier Edgar Julius Medley General Sir William Medows Brigadier Helen Guild Meechie CBE (1938–2000), Women's Royal Army Corps...

Lieutenant-General Gerard Lake 1798 General Lord Cornwallis 1798–1801 General Sir William Medows 1801–1803 Lieutenant-General Henry Edward Fox 1803 Lieutenant-General...

1793, was also unsuccessful; he was pursued by British forces led by William Medows, who thwarted the attack. The Carnatic kingdom was annexed by the British...

mercy of the British. The division of General Medows did not fare quite as well as the other two. Medows strayed too far to the west in the dark, and although...

Bombay Army Brigadier-General Lawrence Nilson (1785–1788) Major-General William Medows (1788–1790) Major-General Robert Abercromby (1790–1793) Major-General...

1766–1768: John Mompesson 1768–1795: William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe 1795–1798: Sir Ralph Abercrombie 1798–1808: Sir William Medows 1808–1812: Francis Edward Gwyn...

1786 he married Marianne Clayton, daughter of William Clayton, MP, of Harleyford Manor, and sister of William Clayton, 4th Baronet and Catherine, Lady Howard...

attempted negotiation with Tipu. He was replaced in early 1790 by General William Medows, to whom Cornwallis gave the authority for a military campaign against...

Regiment of Foot 1794–1796 Succeeded by Welbore Ellis Doyle Preceded by William Medows Colonel of the 73rd (Highland) Regiment of Foot 1796–1800 Succeeded by...

(1736–1820) Henry Beresford, 2nd Marquess of Waterford (1772–1826) Sir William Medows (1738–1813) Sir Michael Smith, Bt (1740–1808) Charles Abbot (1757–1829)...

Regiment 1787–1827 Succeeded by James Dunlop of Dunlop Preceded by William Medows C-in-C, Bombay Army 1790–1793 Succeeded by James Stuart Preceded by...

until 1708. During the Governorships of John Gayer, Nicholas Waite, and William Aislabie (1694–1715), the Bombay Governors also held the title of "General"...

General Mathew Horne and Colonel John Floyd (1789–1790) Major General William Medows (1790–1792, while Governor of Madras) Major-General John Braithwaite...

1 Will. 4. (1830.) 11 George IV and 1 William IV - 1830. 1807 – via Internet Archive. 11 George IV and 1 William IV - 1830. 1762 – via Internet Archive...

British East India company takes Coimbatore. The company led by General William Medows take control of Coimbatore (which was evacuated by Tipu) and a significant...

February 1790 Edward J.Holland (acting) 13 February 1790 20 February 1790 William Medows 20 February 1790 1 August 1792 Sir Charles Oakeley 1 August 1792 7 September...

James Grant, supported by additional troops under Brigadier General William Medows and Brigadier General Robert Prescott, landed at Grand Cul de Sac, St...

Regiments. Grenadiers: (1,400) 1st Grenadier Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel William Medows Grenadier companies of (from left to right in formation) 5th, 15th,...

p. 1. Hayden 1851, p. 319. Houlding, J. A. (January 2008). "Haviland, William (1718–1784)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford...