William Newton (British Army officer)

Newton was commissioned as a lieutenant in the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards, with the rank of captain in the Army, on 9 November 1692.^[1] He served in the wars of King William III,^[2] and was wounded at the siege of Namur in 1695.^[1] On 13 February 1702 he was appointed major of Sir Richard Temple's newly raised Regiment of Foot,^[1] and served in the wars of Queen Anne,^[2] being promoted to lieutenant-colonel commanding the regiment on 25 August 1704, brevet colonel on 1 January 1707, and colonel of the regiment on 24 April 1710.^[1]

On 22 July 1715 Newton was made colonel of a newly raised regiment of dragoons,^[1] and on 28 September 1722 he transferred to the colonelcy of the regiment later numbered the 39th Regiment of Foot.^[1][2] He was promoted to brigadier-general on 4 March 1727,^[1][2] while serving with his regiment at the thirteenth siege of Gibraltar.^[3]