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About Sir William Anson, 1st Baronet
General Sir William Anson, 1st Baronet, was a British Army officer of the Anson family. Serving in the 1st Foot Guards, Anson saw service in the Flanders Campaign during the French Revolutionary Wars. He assumed command of the 1st Battalion, 1st Foot Guards, during the Napoleonic Wars and commanded it at the Battle of Corunna.
Everything about Sir William Anson, 1st Baronet →- Occupation
- military leader
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- August 13, 1772
- Died
- January 14, 1847