General Sir William Green, 1st Baronet, was a British Army officer, of Marass, Kent. He served as chief engineer at the Great Siege of Gibraltar.
Major General Sir William Green
The Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, September 1782, by John Singleton Copley
William Green, Chief Engineer of Gibraltar; by George Carter
The Siege of Gibraltar, 1782, by George Carter
Soldier Artificer Company
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The Soldier Artificer Company was a unit of the British Army raised in Gibraltar in 1772 to work on improving the fortifications there. It was the Army's first unit of military artificers and labourer
Sir William Green, 1st Baronet
…a regiment of military artificers, to replace the civilian mechanics who had formerly constructed military works, came to fruition in the form of the Soldier Artificer Company, the predecessor of the Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners. Their works included the King's Bastion, which Green designed. Promoted to colonel in 1777…
Members of the Soldier Artificer Company in uniform, circa 1786
Members of the Soldier Artificer Company in their working dress
King's Bastion, built by the Company between 1773–76
Mock-up showing members of the Soldier Artificer Company digging the Upper Gallery