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William Crawford (soldier)

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For the Secretary of the Treasury, see William Crawford.

William Crawford (1732-1782) is an American soldier who fought Indians in the French and Indian Wars and the American Revolutionary War.

Born in Virginia, he was part of the army that in 1758 captured Fort Duquesne, where Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania now stands. He settled in Fayette County, Kentucky. In 1782, his friend General George Washington persuaded him to take command of an army to attack Indians north of the Ohio River. Taking the rank of colonel, that year he was captured by the Indians, tortured, and burned at the stake in what is now Wyandot County, Ohio. Crawford County, Ohio is named for him.

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