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William Augustus, duke of Cumberland
- William Augustus, duke of Cumberland was a British general, nicknamed “Butcher Cumberland” for his harsh suppression of the Jacobite rebellion of 1745. His subsequent military failures led to his estrangement from his father, King George II (reigned 1727–60).
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He is often referred to by the nickname given to him by his Tory opponents: 'Butcher' Cumberland. [3] [4] For much of the War of the Austrian Succession , with the assistance of John Ligonier , Cumberland commanded the main allied field army in Flanders acting in defence of the Austrian Netherlands and the Dutch Republic .
- 10 November 1765, Westminster Abbey, London
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Son of King George II, Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland is also known by his nickname ‘Butcher Cumberland’, following the Battle of Culloden and his harsh suppression of the Jacobite Rebellion. He remains a controversial British military figure…
Feb 19, 2023 · There is one name, however, whose reputation is worse even than that of the Mannie – the Duke of Cumberland. We known him as the Butcher who ordered the slaughter of wounded Jacobites at the battle of Culloden in 1746, and who was the originator of the attempted genocide of Highlanders whose redcoat army killed innocent men, women and ...
- Hamish Macpherson
On October 19, an army of infantry and artillery arrived from Flanders under the command of William, Duke of Cumberland, the king’s third son. William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, was known as “Billy the martial boy’” by his friends, and as “the butcher” and a few other less than flattering names by his enemies.
Apr 11, 2024 · William Augustus, duke of Cumberland (born April 15, 1721, London, Eng.—died Oct. 31, 1765, London) was a British general, nicknamed “Butcher Cumberland” for his harsh suppression of the Jacobite rebellion of 1745. His subsequent military failures led to his estrangement from his father, King George II (reigned 1727–60).
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May 24, 2018 · Kennedy Hickman. Updated on May 24, 2018. Born April 21, 1721 in London, Prince William Augustus was the third son of future King George II and Caroline of Ansbach. At the age of four, he was conferred with the titles Duke of Cumberland, Marquess of Berkhamstead, Earl of Kennington, Viscount of Trematon, and Baron of the Isle of Alderney, as ...
His equally youthful opponent, the so-called ‘Butcher of Culloden’, William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, second son of King George II and Queen Caroline, has received comparatively short shrift at the hands of historians.
