William Leslie | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:William_Leslie_(1751-1777),_by_British_School_of_the_18th_century.jpg) Miniature portrait, c. 1780 | |
| Born | 8 August 1751 Fife, Scotland |
| Died | 3 January 1777 (aged 25) Princeton, New Jersey, United States |
| Buried | St. Paul's Lutheran Church graveyard Pluckemin, New Jersey, United States |
| Allegiance |  Great Britain |
| Service | British Army |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles / wars | American War of Independence |
The Honourable William Leslie (8 August 1751 – 3 January 1777) was a British nobleman and soldier. He was the second son of the Earl of Leven and Melville from Scotland and a captain in the 17th Foot of the British Army during the American War of Independence. He was mortally wounded during the Battle of Princeton and buried with military honours by American General George Washington at Pluckemin, New Jersey.