Sir William Erskine, 1st Baronet

Lieutenant-General

Sir William Erskine

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Lieutenant-General; Sir William Erskine; Bt
	Engraving of Erskine by Samuel William Reynolds after a Richard Cosway portrait
Nickname	Woolly
Born	1719; England
Died	19 March 1795 (aged 75–76)
Allegiance	Great Britain
Branch	British Army
Service years	1742–1795
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Commands	15th Light Dragoons ; 71st Regiment of Foot ; 80th Regiment of Foot (Royal Edinburgh Volunteers) ; 26th (Cameronian) Regiment of Foot
Conflicts	War of the Austrian Succession Battle of Fontenoy; ; Seven Years' War Battle of Emsdorf; ; American War of Independence Battle of Long Island; Battle of the Assunpink Creek; Battle of Ridgefield; Battle of Monmouth; ; War of the First Coalition Siege of Dunkirk (1793); Battle of Hondschoote; Battle of Tourcoing; ;

Lieutenant-General Sir William Erskine, 1st Baronet (1728 – 19 March 1795) was a British Army officer who served in the Seven Years' War, American War of Independence and War of the First Coalition.