CUMBERLAND, WILLIAM AUGUSTUS, DUKE OF

1721–65, British general; third son of George II. Entering the army shortly before the outbreak (1740) of the War of the Austrian Succession, he was defeated by the French at Fontenoy (1745). Returning to England to put down the 1745 rising of the Jacobites, he defeated Prince Charles Edward Stuart at Culloden Moor (1746) and earned the nickname "the Butcher" by his ruthless punishment of the rebels. Once more on the Continent, he averted the fall of Maastricht but was again defeated by the French in 1747. In the Seven Years War he signed (1757) a capitulation to the French (the Convention of Kloster-Zeven) for which he was dismissed.

See two biographical studies by E. Charteris (1913, 1925).

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The Radical Duke: Career and Correspondence of Charles Lennox, Third Duke of Richmond
Book by Alison Gilbert Olson; Oxford University Press, 1961
Subjects: Richmond And Lennox, Charles Lennox--Duke Of--1735-1806
...IV and King William IV , ed...stemmed from lack of respect for...be a popular Duke of Richmond...the Duke of Cumberland to sound Pitt...Correspondence of Augustus Henry, third Duke of Grafton , ed. Sir William Anson, 1898...
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Memoirs of the Duke of Marlborough with His Original Correspondence: Collected from the Family Records at Blenheim, and Other Authentic Sources
Book by William Coxe, John Wade; G. Bell and Sons, 1872
Subjects: Great Britain--History--Anne, 1702-1714, Marlborough, John Churchill--Duke Of--1650-1722
...Campaigns of King William and the Duke of Marlborough ; with...correspondence of the duke of Shrewsbury with King William, Robert earl of...troops, whom King William had left under the command of the duke of Wirtemberg...
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A Narrative of the Changes in the Ministry, 1765-1767: Told by the Duke of Newcastle in a Series of Letters to John White, M.P
Book by Mary Bateson, Thomas Pelham-Holles Newcastle; Longmans Green and Co., 1898
Subjects: Great Britain--Politics And Government--1760-1789
...the Treasury, 1760-1. 2 William Mellish, Secretary to the Treasury...to their intentions for the good of the publick and the constitution...great and meritorious Prince the Duke of Cumberland. 1 You see the universal sense...
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The Political Memoranda of Francis Fifth Duke of Leeds: Now First Printed from the Originals in the British Museum
Book by Oscar A. Browning, Osborn Francis Godolphin Leeds; Printed for the Camden Society, 1884
Subjects: Great Britain--Politics And Government--1760-1820
...the occasion. 1 Duchess of Cumberland, wife of George III.s brother. She had been...2 Brother of the third Duke of Marlborough, Member for Woodstock...to it xxi.1262 : "The Honble. William Pitt, son to the late Earl of Chatham...
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A History of the Methodist Church, South: The United Presbyterian Church; The Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Presbyterian Church, South, in the United States
Book by Gross Alexander, James B. Scouller, R. V. Foster, T. C. Johnson; Christian Literature, 1894
Subjects: Cumberland Presbyterian Church--History, Methodist Episcopal Church, South--History, Presbyterian Church In The U.S.A, Protestant Churches--United States--History, United Presbyterian Church Of North America
...furnished her quota of such as Philip Bruce and Jesse Lee and William McKendree. If increasing...church and the powers of the General Conference better than William McKendree, or was...the second ballot William Capers, of South Carolina...
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"Justice with Courage": Considerations on the Weakness of British Imperial Power
Journal article by Adam Norman Lynde; Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 97, 2007
...soldiers had accompanied William of Orange when he assumed...the British Empire. Augustus Caesar had formally...Having reviewed the Duke of Yorks report on Britains...most important legacies of the system attributed to William Pitt the Elder. True...
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The Death and Life of Dr. Kane
Journal article by Mark Metzler Sawin Phd.; Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 98, 2008
...narrating the show. During the late 1850s William Morton, James McGary and Thomas Hickey...from the Kane family, became part owner of one of them.113 Even using conservative...Inuit, and, by the turn of the century, W. Duke, Sons Co. and Hassan tobacco companies...
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Traditional Agricultural Practices in the Arkansas Highlands
Journal article by John Solomon Otto, Augustus Marion Burns III; Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 94, 1981
Subjects: Folklore, Folklore--United States, Manners And Customs, United States--Social Life And Customs
...Slavery in Arkansas (Durham: Duke University Press, 1958...Traditional Materials", Annals of the Association of American...family on its move from the Cumberland plateaus of middle Tennessee...9 ( 1970 ), 200-201; William Lynwood Montell, "The Oral...
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Traditional Agricultural Practices in the Arkansas Highlands
Journal article by John Solomon Otto, Augustus Marion Burns III; Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 94, 1981
Subjects: Folklore, Folklore--United States, Manners And Customs, United States--Social Life And Customs
...Slavery in Arkansas (Durham: Duke University Press, 1958...Traditional Materials", Annals of the Association of American...family on its move from the Cumberland plateaus of middle Tennessee...Theory , 9 ( 1970 ), 200-201; William Lynwood Montell, "The Oral...
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Special Forum: Films Every Environmental Historian Should See
Journal article by Renata Marson Teixeira de Andrade-Downs, William Beinart, Michael Bess, Lisa M. Brady; Environmental History, Vol. 12, 2007
Subjects: Children & youth, Documentary films, Environmental justice, Environmental protection, Health hazards, Motion pictures, Steel production
...manuscript on the saga of the SaoFrancisco...Northeast Brazil. WILLIAM BEINART the lion...Bwana Came, 219. William Beinart is professor of race relations, University...Agriculture-took on secretary of Interior Richard Ballinger and President William Howard Taft over...
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Band of Brothers: Stephen Brumwell Examines How the Death of a Charismatic Young British Officer 250 Years Ago This Month-And the Involvement of His Two Younger Brothers in Subsequent Military Operations in North America-Had a Lasting Impact on Anglo-American History
Magazine article by Stephen Brumwell; History Today, Vol. 58, June 2008
Subjects: British history, 1714-1815, Howe, George Augustus--History, Howe, Richard--History, Howe, William--History, United States history, 1600-1775 (Colonial period), United States history--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
...Nottingham, he was serving as aide-de-camp to the British Armys Captain General, George IIs favourite son William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-65). Given his pedigree and connections, Howe too might have been expected to view colonial Americans...
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Wolfe's Men: Two Hundred and Fifty Years Ago This Month a British Army under General James Wolfe Won a Momentous Battle at Quebec. the Outcome Has Been Seen as a Fortuitous Springboard to Empire, the Result of Luck More Than Leadership. but, as Stephen Brumwell Argues, a Crucial-And Neglected-Ingredient in Wolfe's Dramatic Victory Was the Professionalism of the Army He Bad Helped to Create
Magazine article by Stephen Brumwell; History Today, Vol. 59, September 2009
Subjects: Armies--Evaluation, Canada--History, Canada--Military aspects, Canada--Political aspects, Leadership--Military aspects, Military leaders--Evaluation, Military strategy--Evaluation, Wolfe, James--Evaluation
...amphibious expedition to Rochefort in the Bay of Biscay, incurred the displeasure of the armys Captain-General, William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, who railed against such flouting of his official regulations. By the onset of 1759, redcoats on both sides...
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Books, Arts & Manners: God & His Enemies
Magazine article by Dennis Prager, Jonathan Foreman, Florence King, Anthony Lejeune, John Simon; National Review, Vol. 51, March 22, 1999
Subjects: 8MM (Motion picture), America's Real War (Book), Book reviews, Books--Book reviews, George III: A Personal History (Book), Hollywood Party: How Communism Seduced the American Film Industry in the 1930s and 1940s (Book), Message in a Bottle (Motion picture), Single & Single (Book)
...selling army commissions. The third son, William, Duke of Clarence, lived with the actress Dora...with his French mistress. Ernest, Duke of Cumberland, was suspected in the murder of his valet. Augustus, Duke of Sussex, took up radical politics...


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Finding Peace in Prince William: River Views, History There and in Stafford
Newspaper article by Stacie Zoe Berg; The Washington Times, May 16, 1997
...Loudoun and Fauquier counties. Established in 1731, Prince William County was named in honor of Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, the youngest son of King George II of England. When it was formed, it included much of the surrounding...
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Caley Hoping This English Butcher Can Still Cut It; Bloody Marvel: Butcher Was Never One to Back Down from a Challenge
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), January 31, 2009
...Butcher was Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, whose Hanoverian...Culloden in 1746. Cumberland ordered that no...in their line of fire. So ended...son, the Butcher Cumberland, died 19 years...bloodied field of Culloden. Yet...
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Thriving Local Economy Boosts Building
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, January 27, 2006
...countys Convention and Visitors Bureau Web site (www.visitpwc.com) reports that the county was named for William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, a son of King George II of England. The first county courthouse was built in 1731 on the bank of the Occoquan...
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Flashback: Down Your Way: Duke's Rich History; the Story of a Road like Yours with Terry Jones
Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), February 19, 2005
...find a street in the city with a more diverse history than this. The DistrictDUKE street was named after William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, and third son of George II. It is thought it was to commemorate his battle victories, especially the...
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Letters from a Little Princess
Newspaper article; The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), June 3, 2006
...Edwardian papers in the newly established Royal Archives in 1911: the military papers of King George IIs son, William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland; and the papers of the exiled Stuarts " King James II, his son, and grandsons. In 1912 the Archives received...
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Cumberland, William Augustus, Duke Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CUMBERLAND, WILLIAM AUGUSTUS, DUKE OF 1721 65, British general; third son of George II. Entering the army shortly before the outbreak (1740) of the War of the Austrian Succession...
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Brunswick , Former State, Germany
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...kingdom of Westphalia in 1807 and recovered by Duke Frederick William (1771 1815) in 1813. The line became extinct in...Braunschweig was ruled by regents until 1913, when Ernest Augustus of Cumberland, grandson of King George V of Hanover, was made...


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