William Evans (British Army officer)

Lieutenant-General William Evans was a British Army General who became Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea.

Lieutenant General William Evans
Allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain
Service/branchBritish Army
RankLieutenant-General
Battles/warsWar of the Spanish Succession

Military career

In 1713, during the War of the Spanish Succession, Evans was invited by the Duke of Ormonde to serve in Flanders and acquired a Regiment of Dragoons when Viscount Cobham was stripped of his Regiment.[1] The Regiment became known as Evans's Dragoons.[2]

He was promoted to Lieutenant General in 1727[3] and in 1728 King George II and Queen Caroline inspected his Regiment.[4]

He was also Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea from 1722 until 1740.[5]

References

Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Richard Temple
Colonel of the Princess Anne of Denmark's Regiment of Dragoons
1713–1735
Succeeded by
Sir Robert Rich
Preceded by
The Duke of Argyll
Colonel of the Queen's Own Regiment of Horse
1733–1740
Succeeded by
The Duke of Montagu
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Charles Churchill
Governor, Royal Hospital Chelsea
1722–1740
Succeeded by
Sir Robert Rich


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