Francis Smith (British Army officer)

Francis Smith
Francis Smith
	Francis Smith in 1763. Painted by Francis Cotes
Born	1723
Died	1791 (aged 67–68)
Allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Major General
Battles/wars	American War of Independence Battles of Lexington and Concord; Siege of Boston; Battle of Long Island; Battle of Rhode Island; ;

Major General Francis Smith (1723–1791) was a British Army officer. Although Smith had a lengthy and varied career, he is best known as the British commander during most of the Battle of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts on 19 April 1775. The fighting ignited the American War of Independence that would see thirteen of Britain's American Colonies become a separate nation.

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