Sir William Anson, 1st Baronet

Sir William Anson Bt KCB
Anson in 1815
Birth name	William Adams
Born	13 August 1772
Died	13 January 1847(1847-01-13) (aged 74) Brockhall, Northamptonshire
Buried	Kensal Green Cemetery, London
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1789–1847
Rank	General
Unit	1st Foot Guards
Commands	1st Battalion, 1st Foot Guards Guards Brigade 1st Brigade, 4th Division 4th Division 2nd Division
Battles / wars	French Revolutionary Wars Flanders Campaign Napoleonic Wars Walcheren Campaign Peninsular War Battle of Corunna Battle of Salamanca Battle of Vitoria Battle of the Pyrenees Battle of Sorauren Battle of Nivelle Battle of Orthes Battle of Toulouse
Awards	Baronet Army Gold Cross with 3 bars Mentioned in dispatches 4 times

General Sir William Anson, 1st Baronet KCB (13 August 1772 – 13 January 1847) was a British Army officer of the Anson family. Serving in the 1st Foot Guards, Anson saw service in the Flanders Campaign during the French Revolutionary Wars. He assumed command of the 1st Battalion, 1st Foot Guards, during the Napoleonic Wars and commanded it at the Battle of Corunna.

Promoted to major-general in 1811, Anson continued in the Peninsular War, commanding a brigade within the 4th Division. At the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1814 he was given command of the 2nd Division but was not subsequently employed during the Hundred Days in 1815. Seeing no further active military service, Anson was created a baronet in 1831 and by seniority rose to the rank of general in 1837.