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William Wynyard (20 June 1759 – 11 July 1819) was a

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officer who served as General Officer Commanding Northern District.

Military career

Born the son of Lieutenant General William Wynyard (1732–1789) and Catherine St. Leger, Wynyard was commissioned as an

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on 23 November 1775. He was severely wounded at the

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in September 1777 during the

American Revolutionary War The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of t ...

. During the

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he was present at the Battle of Raismes in May 1793, the

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also in May 1793, the Siege of Valenciennes in June 1793, the

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in August 1793, the Siege of Dunkirk in September 1793, the

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in March 1794 and the Battle of Tournay in May 1794. He became commanding officer of the 2nd battalion of the

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as well as Deputy Adjutant-General at the

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in 1799. He went on to be Colonel of the West India Rangers in October 1806 and Colonel of the 5th Regiment of Foot from November 1812 to his death. He was made General Officer Commanding Northern District in 1814. and also served as equerry to

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. He died in 1819. He had married Jane Gladwin, lady-in-waiting to Queen Charlotte, and had 4 children. His son

Edward Buckley Wynyard General Edward Buckley Wynyard (1788 – 24 November 1864) was a British Army officer. History He was born in Kensington Palace, London, the son of Lieutenant-General William Wynyard, Colonel of the 20th Foot. He joined the Army himself as ...

became a full general in the British Army and his son

Robert Henry Wynyard Robert Henry Wynyard (24 December 1802 – 6 January 1864) was a New Zealand colonial administrator, serving at various times as Lieutenant Governor of New Ulster Province, Administrator of the Government, and was the first Superintendent ...

became a Major-General and Governor of New Ulster, an early province of New Zealand.

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