General Sir Thomas Musgrave, 7th Baronet was a British Army officer who served in the American War of Independence. He was one of the Musgrave baronets.
Engraving by Georg Siegmund Facius after a 1786 Lemuel Francis Abbott portrait, 1797
The Battle of Germantown, where Musgrave distinguished himself
General Sir William Fawcett was a British Army officer who served as Adjutant-General to the Forces from 1781 to 1799. During this period Fawcett was the highest authority in the British army, and the
Sir Thomas Musgrave, 7th Baronet
…Correspondence. On his return Musgrave received many marks of attention from royalty. He was appointed governor of Chelsea Hospital, but exchanged with William Fawcett for that of Governor of Gravesend and Tilbury, which did not require residence. He became a lieutenant-general 26 June 1797, and general 29 April 1802…
Portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1784