General Sir William Medows KB (31 December 1738 – 14 November 1813) was British Army officer. He entered the army in 1756 and saw action in North America...
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Third Anglo-Mysore War (section Medows' campaign, 1790)
he received word that Holland's replacement, General William Medows was about to arrive. Medows forcibly removed Holland, and set about planning operations...
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in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1806 for Charles Medows Pierrepont, 1st Viscount Newark. He had already been created Baron Pierrepont...
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Lady Louisa fell in love with her second cousin, William Medows (1738–1813), the son of Philip Medows of Nottinghamshire, Deputy Ranger of Richmond Park...
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1790 campaign against Tipu was conducted by General William Medows, and it was a limited success. Medows successfully occupied the Coimbatore district, but...
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the Park. A print engraved of 1779 by William Watts shows the Richmond Lodge, the residence of William Medows, which suggests that Barret had painted...
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troops was landed near Castries, St. Lucia to attack General Medows' smaller force of 1,400. Medows ordered his troops to entrench themselves on a hill located...
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and was successfully employed by the company to head the works on Fort William in Calcutta. In Calcutta, Campbell laid the foundation of his wealth. With...
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forces in Charleston at the time of Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown. William Medows distinguished himself in the Philadelphia campaign and the Battle of...
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of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond, and Lady Louisa, daughter of William Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian. His aunts included the famous four Lennox...
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