Francis Edward Gwyn
Born1748
Died1821
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankGeneral
Battles/warsAmerican War of Independence

General Francis Edward Gwyn (1748 – 1821) was a senior British Army officer.

Military career

Gwyn was commissioned as an ensign in the 17th Dragoons in February 1760.[1] He served in the American War of Independence under Sir William Howe, Sir Henry Clinton and Lord Cornwallis.[1] He was Governor of Sheerness from 1812 until his death in 1821[1] and also served as colonel of the 1st King's Dragoon Guards from 1820 until his death in 1821.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Phillippart, John (1815). "The Royal Military Calendar: Containing the Services of Every General Officer in the British Army". p. 73.
  2. ^ "1st King's Dragoon Guards". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 10 January 2006. Retrieved 26 July 2016.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
Military offices Preceded byFrancis Craig Governor of Sheerness 1812–1821 Succeeded byStapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere Preceded byDavid Dundas Colonel of 1st King's Dragoon Guards 1820–1821 Succeeded byWilliam Cartwright
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