The Earl Harcourt | |
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 The Earl Harcourt | |
| Born | 20 March 1743 Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
| Died | 17 June 1830 (aged 87) St Leonard's Hill, Berkshire |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1759–1811 |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Commands | 16th Light Dragoons |
| Battles / wars | Seven Years' War American Revolutionary War French Revolutionary Wars |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Field Marshal William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt, GCB (20 March 1743 – 17 June 1830) was a British nobleman and British Army officer. He served as an aide-de-camp to Lord Albemarle for the expedition to Havana during the Seven Years' War. He also commanded his regiment at the Battle of White Plains and then captured General Charles Lee at Basking Ridge during the American Revolutionary War. After that he commanded the British Cavalry at the Battle of Willems during the Flanders Campaign. He succeeded the Duke of York as commander during that campaign and oversaw the British retreat and their final evacuation from Bremen. His last main military role was as Governor of the Royal Military College at Great Marlow.