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William Fawcett (British Army officer)
General Sir William Fawcett KB (1727–1804) was an Adjutant-General to the Forces.
==Military career==
Educated at Bury Grammar School in Lancashire,〔Fallows, I.B. "Bury Grammar School A History c.1570 to 1976", The Estate Governors of Bury Grammar School, Bury, 2001〕 William Fawcett was commissioned into the 33rd Foot in 1748.〔(Sir William Fawcett at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography )〕
In 1758 he was despatched to the War in Germany where he became an Aide-de-Camp to the Marquess of Granby.〔 Then in 1775 he was sent to Hannover, Hesse-Cassel, Hesse-Hanau and Brunswick to recruit troops for the War in America.〔
He was appointed Adjutant-General to the Forces in 1781: in this role he was involved in introducing Regulations for the Heavy Infantry and then for the Cavalry.〔
In retirement he served as Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea from 1796〔 until 1804.〔(The Halifax lad who was Byron's hero! ) Halifax Courier, 25 March 2009〕
He lived at 31 Great George Street in London.〔(Survey of London, Volume 10 ) British History on Line〕
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