William Neville Gardiner
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William Neville Gardiner (1748–1806) was a British
soldier and diplomat.
He served in the British Army
in 1767–1789, reaching the rank of colonel. Then he entered the diplomatic service. He was a British envoy to Netherlands in 1789–1792 and to Poland in 1792–1794.
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
soldier and diplomat.
He served in the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
in 1767–1789, reaching the rank of colonel. Then he entered the diplomatic service. He was a British envoy to Netherlands in 1789–1792 and to Poland in 1792–1794.