William Brereton (British Army officer)

Lieutenant-General

Sir William Brereton

KCB KH
Born(1789-12-29)29 December 1789
Died27 July 1864(1864-07-27) (aged 74)
Albany, London
AllegianceGreat Britain
BranchBritish Army
Service years1803–1864
RankLieutenant-General
UnitRoyal Artillery
ConflictsNapoleonic War
First Opium War
Crimean War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order

Lieutenant-General Sir William Brereton KCB KH (29 December 1789 – 27 July 1864) was a British Army officer who served as colonel-commandant of the 4th Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery in the 1860s.

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