William Amherst (British Army officer)

William Amherst
Lieutenant General William Amherst
Born	(1732-03-05)5 March 1732 Sevenoaks, Kent, England
Died	13 May 1781(1781-05-13) (aged 49) England
Allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant-general
Battles/wars	Seven Years' War
Relations	William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan (son) Elizabeth Frances Amherst (daughter)

Lieutenant General William Amherst (5 February 1732 – 13 May 1781) was a British military commander. In 1762 during the Seven Years' War he led British forces that defeated a French expedition which had occurred earlier that year in St. John's, Newfoundland at the Battle of Signal Hill.