1. General Sir William Medows KB was a British Army officer.
12 Facts About William Medows
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William Medows entered the army in 1756 and saw action in North America, the Cape, and India.
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Sir William was the son of Philip Medows, deputy ranger of Richmond Park, and Lady Frances Pierrepont, daughter of William Pierrepont, Earl of Kingston who married in 1734.
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In 1770, Medows enjoyed a romantic friendship with his second cousin, Lady Louisa Stuart, then aged thirteen, a daughter of John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute.
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William Medows was then thirty-two, and Lord Bute considered him unsuitable and put a stop to it.
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William Medows returned to Great Britain in 1780, and was now made colonel of the 89th Regiment.
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William Medows held a high command in the expedition sent out under Commodore Johnstone against the Cape of Good Hope in 1781.
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William Medows accompanied Colonel William Fullarton in an expedition from Madras against Mysore, but the sudden conclusion of peace soon put a stop to the campaign.
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William Medows's attack was misplaced; in the dark of night he ended up capturing a different fortification than the one intended; in doing so, he dangerously exposed the British flank.
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The next day, William Medows attempted suicide, inflicting three bullet wounds on himself.
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William Medows resigned the prize-money which fell to his share and distributed it among the troops.
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William Medows died at Bath on 14 November 1813, aged 74.