Sir William Erskine, 1st Baronet

Sir William Erskine, 1st Baronet
Sir William Erskine, 1st Baronet, from a print in the NPG.
Nickname(s)Woolly
Born1719
England
Died19 March 1795 (aged 75–76)
Allegiance Great Britain
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1742–1795
RankLieutenant-General
Commands held15th Light Dragoons

71st Regiment of Foot

80th (Royal Edinburgh Volunteers)

26th (Cameronian) Regiment of Foot
Battles/wars
Portrait of Erskine with his family, by David Allan

Lieutenant-General Sir William Erskine, 1st Baronet (1728 – 19 March 1795) was a British Army commander and the 1st Baronet of the Erskine of Torrie creation.


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