William Medows

Sir William Medows KB
General Sir William Medows
Born	31 December 1738 (1738-12-31)
Died	14 November 1813 (1813-11-15) (aged 74) Bath, Somerset, England
Allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1756–1813
Rank	General
Unit	50th Regiment of Foot 5th Regiment of Foot 12th Light Dragoons 55th Regiment of Foot 89th Regiment of Foot
Commands held	Commander-in-Chief of Ireland Commander-in-Chief of the Bombay Army
Battles/wars	Seven Years' War American Revolutionary War Battle of Brandywine Battle of Monmouth Battle of St. Lucia Battle of Porto Praya Third Anglo-Mysore War Siege of Coimbatore Siege of Seringapatam
Awards	KB
Other work	Governor of Bombay

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, the Cape, and India. In 1788 he was appointed Governor of Bombay, transferring to become Governor of Madras in 1790.

That year, at the head of 15,000 men, he attacked Tipu Sultan of Mysore. In a see-saw campaign he was slightly wounded, mishandled a crucial assault and attempted suicide before the war ended in Britain's favour. In 1801 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Ireland as a full general.