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 officer from the Anson family. He became a general in the British Army and noted for his service in the Peninsular War.