William Maxwell (Continental Army general)

William Maxwell
William Maxwell
Nickname	Scotch Willie
Born	c. 1733; County Tyrone, Kingdom of Ireland
Died	November 4, 1796; Lansdown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, U.S.
Place of burial	Greenwich Township, Warren County, New Jersey
Allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain; United States
Branch	Colonial militia; Continental Army
Service years	Colonial militia: 1755–1760; Continental Army: 1775–1780
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands	1st New Jersey Regiment
Conflicts	French and Indian War Braddock Expedition; Battle of the Monongahela; Battle of Carillon; ; American Revolutionary War Battle of Trois-Rivières; Forage War; Battle of Cooch's Bridge; Battle of Brandywine; Battle of Germantown; Battle of Monmouth; Sullivan Expedition Battle of Newtown; ; Battle of Connecticut Farms; Battle of Springfield; ;

William Maxwell (c. 1733 – November 4, 1796) was an Irish-born brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.