William Augustus Pitt

General The Right Honourable

Sir William Augustus Pitt

KB
Bornc. 1728
Died29 December 1809
Highfield Park, Hampshire
Allegiance Great Britain
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1744 to 1809
RankGeneral
Battles / wars
AwardsKnight Companion of the Order of the Bath

General Sir William Augustus Pitt KB, PC (c. 1728 – 29 December 1809) was a long-serving if undistinguished senior officer of the British Army whose sixty years of service covered several major wars and numerous postings as garrison or regiment commander. He served as MP between 1754 and 1761. He came from a notable political family: his father was also an MP and his elder brother George Pitt became Baron Rivers.