William Crosbie (British Army officer)

William Crosbie

Crosbie c.1774, by Robert Hunter

Born| c. 1740
Died| 16 June 1798
Allegiance|  United Kingdom
Branch|  British Army
Rank| Major general
Battles / wars| American Revolutionary War

Major-General William Crosbie (c. 1740 – 16 June 1798) was a British Army officer.

## Military career

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Crosbie was commissioned as an ensign in the 38th Regiment of Foot in 1757.[1] He was promoted to lieutenant in 1759 and captain in 1769.[1] After serving at the evacuation of Boston in March 1776 during the American Revolutionary War, he was promoted to major in 1778.[2] Promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1781, he became commanding officer of the 22nd Regiment of Foot on promotion.[1] He raised the 89th Regiment of Foot in December 1793[3] and was promoted to major-general in 1794.[1]

Crosbie also served as colonel of the 89th Regiment of Foot from 1793 to 1795[3] and as colonel of the 22nd Regiment of Foot from 1795 to his death in 1798.[4] He was also Member of Parliament for Newark from 1790 to 1796.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "William Crosbie". History of Parliament. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
2. ^ Thorne, R. G. (1986). House of Commons, 1790–1820. Vol. 3\. London. p. 540.
3. ^ a b "89th (The Princess Victoria's) Regiment of Foot". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 22 February 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2016.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
4. ^ "The Cheshire Regiment". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 31 December 2006. Retrieved 11 July 2016.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

Military offices

Preceded by

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|  Colonel of the 89th (The Princess Victoria's) Regiment of Foot
1793–1795  | Succeeded by

Andrew Gordon

Preceded by

David Dundas

|  Colonel of the 22nd (the Cheshire) Regiment of Foot
1795–1798  | Succeeded by

John Simcoe

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by

Constantine Phipps
John Manners-Sutton

|  Member of Parliament for Newark
1790–1796
With:  John Manners-Sutton | Succeeded by

Thomas Manners-Sutton
Mark Wood
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