William Green 1st Baronet Marass, Kent (April 4, 1725 - January 10, 1811) - General of the British Army , one of the commanders of the British forces during the Great Siege of Gibraltar .
| William Green | |
|---|---|
| English William green | |
| Date of Birth | |
| Date of death | |
| Place of death | Kent , England |
| Affiliation |  Great Britain |
| Type of army |  British army |
| Rank | The general |
| Commanded | |
| Battles / wars | The Great Siege of Gibraltar |
Educated in Aberdeen , Scotland ; military education at the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich , England . In 1743 he began serving in the engineering troops. Until 1752 he was in Europe, then was transferred to Canada . Upon returning to England around 1761 he was appointed senior engineer of Gibraltar , and a year later promoted to lieutenant colonel. In 1770 he became the chief engineer of Gibraltar and modernized the fortifications of the city. In 1772, his idea of replacing civilian builders with military units was realized, which subsequently led to the emergence of a new kind of troops. As part of the construction of new fortifications, Green designed the Royal Bastion . In 1777, he was promoted to colonel and, as chief engineer, survived the Great Siege of Gibraltar (1779–1783). During the siege, he received a promotion twice: first to the brigadier general , then to the major general . In 1783 he returned to England; three years later he received a noble title created especially for him. In 1786 he was appointed chief engineer of Great Britain. In 1793 he was promoted to lieutenant general , in 1798 - to full general . In 1802, he resigned and settled in the county of Kent, where he died in 1811 [1] .
Notes
- ↑ Vetch, Robert Hamilton. Green, William (1725-1811) . en.wikisource.org . Dictionary of National Biography , 1885-1900, Volume 23 (1890). Date of treatment November 2, 2012.