William Augustus Bowles | |
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| Director General and Commander-In-Chief of the Muskogee Nation | |
| In office 1799 – May 24, 1803 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1763 Frederick County, Maryland |
| Died | 1805 (aged 41–42) Castillo Morro, Havana, Spanish Cuba |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Great Britain State of Muskogee |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Unit | Maryland Loyalists Battalion |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
William Augustus Bowles (c. 1763 – c. 1805) was an American-born military officer and adventurer. Born in Frederick County, Maryland, Bowles was commissioned into the Maryland Loyalists Battalion at the rank of ensign, seeing action during the American Revolutionary War, including the 1781 siege of Pensacola. He subsequently established an alliance with the Muscogee and founded the State of Muskogee. In 1803, Bowles was betrayed and handed over to the Spanish, who imprisoned him in Morro Castle, where he died two years later.