Lieutenant-General Sir William Stewart, GCB was a British Army officer and politician who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He was the first commanding officer of the 95th Rifles
Portrait of Stewart
c. 1803 illustration of a private of the 95th Rifles, which Stewart commanded
HMS Elephant (first from right), with Stewart onboard, passing the Øresund on 30 March 1801
The Battle of Maya saw an Imperial French corps led by Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon attack the British 2nd Division under William Stewart at the Maya Pass—a choke point in the western Pyrenees.