William Fitch (British Army officer)
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William Fitch | |
|---|---|
 Colonel William Fitch and His Sisters Sarah and Ann Fitch by John Singleton Copley | |
| Died | 1795 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | 83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot |
| Conflicts | Second Maroon War |
Lieutenant-Colonel William Fitch (died 1795) was a British Army officer, who was killed fighting the Jamaican Maroons during the Second Maroon War.
Fitch was commissioned into the 65th Regiment of Foot on 28 November 1775.[1] He was promoted, in the same regiment, to lieutenant on 2 January 1779[2] and to captain on 7 December 1779.[3]
Fitch was then promoted to major in the 51st Regiment of Foot on 30 November 1791,[4] and then transferred to the 55th Regiment of Foot on 25 April 1792,[5] before being appointed Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the 83rd Regiment of Foot on 28 September 1793.[6]