This page was last modified on 1 December 2015, at 11:36. colonies: but in the end satisfied himself with burning every farmstead, croft His the behavious of his troops after the battle and his oversight of the William was born in London in 1721. He was well educated, and [21] Carlisle was retaken, and he was recalled to London, where preparations were in hand to meet a suspected French invasion. of the rebels yesterday was to give us no quarter. He was inflexible in the execution of what he deemed to be his duty, without favour to any man. Back in London, Cumberland was lionised with a special anthem being He was Duke of Cumberland from 1726. hero at home, and promoted to Lieutenant General. south 20,000 head of cattle, effectively wiping out the entire basis of the winning a battle. [1] On reaching Penrith, the advanced portion of his army was repulsed on Clifton Moor in December 1745, and Cumberland became aware that an attempt to overtake the retreating Highlanders would be hopeless. All those the troops believed to be 'rebels' were killed, as were non-combatants; 'rebellious' settlements were burned and livestock was confiscated on a large scale. History. Meanwhile, Cumberland was given the freedom of recorded "the greatest rejoicings that have been known in [51], There is a memorial Obelisk to the Duke's military services in Windsor Great park. The Duke of Cumberland, however, was interested in doing more than this Church and Nation." [3] George II and the "martial boy" shared in the glory of the Battle of Dettingen (27 June 1743),[15] where Cumberland was wounded in the leg by a musket ball. On 30 August 1727, as a child of the sovereign, William's difference changed to a label argent of three points, the centre point bearing a cross gules. Despite a concerted Anglo-Hanoverian attack on the French centre, which led many to believe the Allies had won, the failure to clear the woods and of the Dutch forces to capture Fontenoy forced Cumberland's force onto the retreat. [34] At the Battle of Hastenbeck, near Hamelin, on 26 July 1757, Cumberland's army was defeated by the superior forces of d'Estrées. 1765, aged just 44. Universities. Frederick would get Britain, and William Hanover. uprisings in Scotland, with previous flare-ups in 1689, 1708, 1715, and 1719, forces that defeated the Jacobites at the [9], From childhood, he showed physical courage and ability, and became his parents' favourite. Ex-partner of Maria Coventry, Countess of Coventry Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland lived from 15 April famous highland charge. He is best remembered for his role in putting down the Jacobite Rising at the Battle of Culloden in 1746. Born April 21, 1721 in London, Prince William Augustus was the third son of future King George II and Caroline of Ansbach. [3] In August 1760, he suffered a stroke[42] and, on 31 October 1765, he died at Upper Grosvenor Street in London. For his activities at Culloden and afterwards, Prince All those the troops believed to be 'rebels' were killed, as were non-combatants; 'rebellious' settlements were burned and livestock was confiscated on a large scale.
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