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Record IDcnp01098952

URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp01098952

Biographical Data1721 - 1787

Last Edit2024-02-08

Brit. General

Further Biographical Data1721-1787

ActivityPersonen zu politischer Theorie, Militär (8.4p) (sswd)

Soldat (gnd)

Geographic NoteGB (iso3166)

Großbritannien

HeadingDraper, William
used in: Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany

Draper, William, Sir
used in: British Library: English Short Title Catalogue - AACR2 Heading, London (United Kingdom)

Draper, William, Sir, Colonel
used in: British Library: English Short Title Catalogue - GK Heading, London (United Kingdom)

Variant NameDraper, Colonel, William

Found inGK55. — DNB=1766 K.B.; 1777 Lieut.-gen.. — NUC. — LCAuth

Imprint SourcesT065235: his Observations on the Honourable Lieutenant-General Murray's defence, 1783 tp=By ... Sir William Draper

t000091: his Colonel Draper's answer, to the Spanish arguments, claiming the Galeon, 1764 tp

Sir William Draper KB (1721-1787), was a British military officer who conquered Manila in 1762, but lost Minorca in 1782. He was involved in 1774 with a key meeting that agreed an early set of cricket rules including the leg before wicket rule.
[Thomas Gainsborough / http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/collections/cushman/full/P09124.jpg -- Public domain -- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sir William Draper KB.jpg]