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Sir William Williams

WILLIAMS, Sir William, British officer, born in England about 1776; died in Bath, England, 17 June, 1832. He was appointed ensign in the 40th foot in 1794, lieutenant in 1795, captain in 1799, major "in 1802, and lieutenant-colonel in the 60th foot in 1809. He served at Corunna, Salamanca, and other battles during the campaign in the peninsula, and in 1814 in Canada, when he commanded at St. John's and at the posts in advance on Richelieu river, and was complimented in general orders fox' his services, he was appointed a knight commander of the Bath. 5 January, 1815, became a colonel in 1819, and a major-general in 1830.

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