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William Fawcett (British Army officer)

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He died on 19 March 1804; and his funeral was honoured with the presence of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of York, Clarence, Kent, and Cambridge.
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In 1749 he married Susannah Brook and together they had eight children. Following her death on 7 April 1783 he married Charlotte Stinton (d. 1805): they had no children.
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from 1781 to 1799. During this period Fawcett was the de facto ruler of the English army, and the most influential officer on the headquarters staff.
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Fallows, I.B. "Bury Grammar School A History c.1570 to 1976", The Estate Governors of Bury Grammar School, Bury, 2001
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in 1781: in this role he was involved in introducing Regulations for the Heavy
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Historical Record of the Third or Prince of Wales' Regiment of Dragoon Guards
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The Hessians: Mercenaries from Hessen-Kassel in the American Revolution
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Sir William Fawcett at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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