Sir William Erskine, second baronet

(1768-1822)

NAME AUTHORITIES: NRA: Erskine Sir William (1769-1813) 1st Baronet Major General DNB: Erskine, Sir William, second baronet (1770–1813), army officer LBT ID: WiErski1813	B/BAP: 1768-08-29 DIED: 1822-08-14
SOURCES: DNB; thePeerage.com
Scottish military officer, an unpopular general in the Peninsular War who died insane.
REFERENCES TO Sir William Erskine, second baronet: Sir Walter Scott to Walter Scott, jun., 16 June 1825 in Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. 7 vols (Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1837) Found 1: ¶ 7 Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson), 1794-1854, Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. 7 vols (Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1837) Chapter II 1825