William Crosbie (British Army officer)

William Crosbie
Born	c.1740
Died	16 June 1798
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / 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

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

1. "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. "89th (The Princess Victoria's) Regiment of Foot". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 22 February 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
4. "The Cheshire Regiment". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 31 December 2006. Retrieved 11 July 2016.

Military offices
Preceded by New Post	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