Given the question: Facts: - caption: general sir william medows - battles: '' ' american revolutionary war '' ' battle of brandywine battle ' of st. lucia battle of porto praya battle of monmouth seven '' ' third anglo-mysore war '' ' siege of coimbatore years siege of seringapatam ' war '' ' '' - death date: 14 november 1813 - allegiance: kingdom of great britain - commands: commander-in-chief of ireland commander-in-chief of the bombay army - awards: kb - birth date: 31 december 1738 - serviceyears: 1756 -- 1813 - name: general sir william medows kb - branch: uk - unit: 50th light dragoons 55th regiment of foot 89th regiment of foot regiment of foot 5th regiment of foot 12th - image: pict0016williammedows.jpg - death place: bath , somerset , england - laterwork: governor of bombay - rank: general Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of william medows .
The answer is:
general sir william medows kb -lrb- 31 december 1738 -- 14 november 1813 -rrb- was an englishman and a general in the british army .