William Cartwright (British Army officer, died 1827)

William Cartwright
William Cartwright
Born	c.1754
Died	9 February 1827
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	General

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

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

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

Military offices
Preceded by Sir John Floyd	Colonel of the 23rd Regiment of (Light) Dragoons 1804–1807	Succeeded by Sir William Payne-Gallwey
Preceded by Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey	Colonel of 3rd The King's Own Hussars 1807–1821	Succeeded by Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere
Preceded by Francis Edward Gwyn	Colonel of 1st King's Dragoon Guards 1821–1827	Succeeded by Sir Henry Fane

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[1] Clark, Rupert. "A military history of Aynho" (PDF). p. 13. Retrieved 14 July 2019.

[gentleman-2] "The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 97, Part 1; Volume 141". 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.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.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.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)