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	Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (April 15, 1721–October 31, 1765), a younger son of King George II of Great Britain and Queen Caroline, was a noted military leader.
		Cumberland himself was in the midst of the column which penetrated the French centre, and his conduct of the inevitable retreat was unusually cool and skilful.
		Cumberland told his troops to take notice that the Jacobite enemy's orders were to give no quarter to the "troops of the elector", and they took the hint to reciprocate; there is no evidence of any such orders.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prince_William_Augustus,_Duke_of_Cumberland (1605 words)

	CUMBERLAND - LoveToKnow Article on CUMBERLAND (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Cumberland is in the northern circuit, and assizes are held at Carlisle.
		Cumberland continued, however, to support the Stuarts; it was one of the first counties to welcome back Charles II.; in 1715 it was associated with the rising on behalf of the Pretender, and Carlisle was the chief seat of operations in the 1745 rebellion.
		Cumberland returned three members for the county to the parliament of 1290, and in 1295 returned in addition two members for the city of Carlisle and two members each for the boroughs of Cockermouth and Egremont.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CU/CUMBERLAND.htm (4577 words)

	Duke of Cumberland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The last creation (the form being "Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale") was for Ernest Augustus (later King of Hanover), fifth son of King George III of the United Kingdom.
		The title was suspended for the third Duke's pro-German activities during World War I. Under the 1917 Titles Deprivation Act, the lineal male heirs of the 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale have the right to petition the British Crown for the restoration of his peerages.
		Duke, Duke of Albany, Duke of Cambridge, Duke of Clarence, Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Connaught, Duke of Gloucester, Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Kent, Duke of Sussex, Duke of York, Prince of Wales
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Duke_of_Cumberland (436 words)

	Frederick, Prince of Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Frederick was a genuine lover of music who played the cello; he enjoyed the natural sciences and the arts, and became a thorn in the side of his parents, thwarting their every ambition and making a point of opposing them in everything, according to the court gossip Lord Hervey.
		At court the favorite was Frederick's younger brother, Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, to the extent that the king looked into ways of passing over Frederick in the succession.
		William Kent's neo-Palladian state barge of 1732 is still preserved, though Sir William Chambers' palace at Kew for his widow Augusta (1757) was demolished in 1802.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frederick,_Prince_of_Wales (608 words)

	Berkshire History: Biographies: Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-1765)
		The Duke of Cumberland, second surviving son of King George II and Queen Caroline, was born at Leicester House at Charing, near London.
		The Duke was still an opponent of Pitt and, when he was sent, in the beginning of 1757, to take command of the Hanoverian Army on the Weser, he insisted on his father's dismissing Pitt before he started.
		Cumberland was now quite ready to be reconciled to his old antagonist, Pitt, and was successively the enemy of Bute and of George Grenville.
	www.berkshirehistory.com /bios/cumberland.html (1185 words)

	Duke of Cumberland -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Duke of Cumberland is a peerage title that was conferred upon junior members of the British royal family, named after (A river that rises in southeastern Kentucky and flows westward through northern Tennessee to become a tributary of the Ohio River in southwestern Kentucky) Cumberland.
		The last creation (the form being "Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale") was for Ernest Augustus (later King of Hanover), fifth son of King (Click link for more info and facts about George III of the United Kingdom) George III of the United Kingdom.
		The present heir is Prince Ernst August of Hanover (born 26 February 1954), great grandson of the 3rd Duke and current head of the (The English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria)) House of Hanover.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/D/Du/Duke_of_Cumberland.htm (399 words)

	William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-65)
		Later in 1745 Cumberland was recalled to England to oppose the invasion of England of the Jacobite forces under Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender, grandson of the deposed king James II.
		Cumberland's refusal to serve as commander in chief unless William Pitt was dismissed as Secretary of State led to Pitt's fall in April 1757.
		Cumberland became ill in the summer of 1765 and died from a brain-clot on 31 October of the same year.
	dspace.dial.pipex.com /town/terrace/adw03/c-eight/people/cumber.htm (510 words)

	Edward Cline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		When Hugh is ten years old, William Augustus, the Duke of Cumberland and son of King George the Second, at the beginning of the Seven Years’ War, pays a visit to Danvers, seat of the Kenrick family in Dorset.
		Cumberland paused imperceptibly to allow the boy to correct this faux pas, and when the boy did not bend and incline his head, moved on.
		The Duke was consequently oblivious to the deficiency.
	www.edwardcline.com /pages/507635 (1341 words)

	CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA FACTS AND INFORMATION
		Cumberland County is a county located in the state of North_Carolina.
		In July 1784 the western part of Cumberland County became Moore County; the eastern part became Fayette County in honor of the Marquis_de_la_Fayette, but the name Cumberland County was restored three months later.
		Cumberland County is a member of the regional Mid-Carolina_Council_of_Governments.
	www.dontpayyourtaxes.com /Cumberland_County,_North_Carolina (486 words)

	CUMBERLAND (R.I.) - LoveToKnow Article on CUMBERLAND (R.I.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Within its borders are the villages of Cumberland Hill, Diamond Hill, Arnold Mills, Abbott Run, Berkeley, Robin Hollow, Happy Hollow, East Cumberland, and parts of Manville, Ashton, Lonsdale and Valley Falls.
		In 1747, by the royal decree establishing the boundary between Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Attleborough Gore, with other territory formerly under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts, was annexed to Rhode Island, and the township of Cumberland was incorporated, the name being adopted in honor of William Augustus, duke of Cumberland.
		In 1867 a part of Cumberland was set off to form the township of Woonsocket.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CU/CUMBERLAND_R_I_.htm (335 words)

	washingtonpost.com: One Prince William Hopes to Lure Another (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Prince William County officials are hoping that's enough to lure the fair-haired Prince William Arthur Philip Louis -- son of Princess Diana and Prince Charles and grandson of Queen Elizabeth II -- to its 275th birthday celebration in 2006.
		The county was named for an earlier William, Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, who is Prince William's seventh great uncle and was the unmarried, childless son of King George II, said Michael P. Gleason, who studies Virginia's royal history.
		Prince William Augustus, who was 9 years old when the county was established, later earned the nickname "the Butcher" for his ferocious quelling of a Jacobite uprising in 1745.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A6007-2004Dec16?language=printer (561 words)

	Chapter Cumberland <i>to</i> Cushla Machree of C by Brewer's Readers Handbook
		Cumberland (William Augustus duke of), commander-in-chief of the army of George II., whose son he was.
		The duke was especially celebrated for his victory of Cullod’en (1746); but he was called “The Butcher” from the great severity with which he stamped out the clan system of the Scottish Highlanders.
		Cumberland Poet (The), William Wordsworth, born at Cockermouth (1770–1850).
	www.bibliomania.com /2/3/174/1113/14632/1.html (460 words)

	Prince William County - Visitors / General Information / Show All
		In 1726 at the age of five, he was named Duke of Cumberland.
		Prince William County was formed in 1730 and named by the General Assembly to honor King George II’s second son who was nine years old at the time.
		Prince William was made Ranger of Windsor Forest in July 1746 and made his official residence in England at “Cumberland Lodge” in the center of the park.
	www.co.prince-william.va.us /default.aspx?topic=030011001170002829 (408 words)

	George II of Great Britain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland - (April 26, 1721 - October 31, 1765).
		The most important event of George's reign, however, was the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, which almost resulted in his overthrow by the Stuart claimant to the throne and culminated in the Battle of Culloden (1746), the last battle to be fought on British soil.
		The Duke of Cumberland, entrusted with command on his father's behalf, defeated the army of Bonnie Prince Charlie, effectively putting an end to the Jacobite resistance.
	usapedia.com /g/george-ii-of-great-britain.html (627 words)

	Cumberland County is Born: Cumberland County, NJ
		Cumberland County is Born: Cumberland County, NJ griculture
		It was so named by Governor Jonathan Belcher in honor of his patron, William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, brother of the king and the victor over "Bonnie Prince Charles", (Stuart) the Young Pretender to the throne of England whose hopes were quenched at the bloody Battle of Culloden Moor.
		In 1752, Cumberland County's first court house, (Cumberland has had four) was built in the center of what is now West Broad Street, east of the line of Franklin Street.
	www.co.cumberland.nj.us /facts/history/county_born.html (299 words)

	Piedmont Counties
		This Northern Virginia county, formed from Fairfax County 1757, was named for John Campbell, fourth Earl of Loudoun, who was commander of British forces in North America during the early part of the French and Indian War and Governor of Virginia in 1756-59.
		Named for William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and third son of King George II, this Northern Virginia county was formed from Stafford and King George counties in 1730.
		This Piedmont county was named for William Anne Keppel, second Earl of Albemarle and Governor of the Virginia colony from 1737 to 1754.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/journey/counties.htm (302 words)

	Cumberland, William Augustus, duke of on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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		William Roy's Plan for Great Britain.(William Roy's role in establishment of Britain's Ordnance Survey)
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	www.encyclopedia.com /html/C/CumberW1A1.asp (432 words)

	George II of Great Britain Online Research :: Information about George II of Great Britain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		George II (George Augustus) (November 10 1683 â“ October 25 1760) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland, Hanover (state) (Hanover) and Prince-Elector#High Office and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from June 11 1727 until his death.
		The Prince George Augustus was born at Schloss Herrenhausen, Hanover.
		As Secretary of State for the Southern Department, William Pitt the Elder guided policy relating to the Seven Years' War (which may be viewed as a continuation of the War of the Austrian Succession).
	in-northcarolina.com /search/George_II_of_the_United_Kingdom.html (2661 words)

	Articles - Battle of Hastenbeck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The army was commanded by William Augustus the Duke of Cumberland who was a son of King George II of Great Britain.
		Cumberland's main objective was preventing the occupation of Hanover.
		The Duke of Cumberland deployed his main forces at Hamelin which is a couple of kilometers to the northwest from Hastenbeck and left the Prussian battalions as garrison forces to Minden.
	www.lastring.com /articles/Battle_of_Hastenbeck?mySession=72840f9f6f56be59962d7d915c06fcdb (747 words)

	Maps and Formation Information for Campbell through Cumberland Counties
		Campbell County was named for William Campbell, one of the heroes of the Battle of Kings Mountain in 1780.
		Charles River County was named for Charles I of England and was one of the eight shires established in 1634.
		Cumberland County was named for William Augustus, duke of Cumberland, third son of George II.
	www.lva.lib.va.us /whatwehave/local/county_formation/locality_maps_bioC.htm (618 words)

	Duke of Cumberland
		Created the Duke of Cumberland in 1726, he became a soldier and in May 1745 commanded the British, Hanoverian, Austrian and Dutch forces at the Battle of Fontenoy.
		William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, died in 1765.
		They knew that their country was now under the control of the Duke of Cumberland and would be plundered whilst they and their children would be reduced to slavery.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /STUcumberland.htm (595 words)

	Príncipe Guillermo Augustus, duque de Cumberland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Cumberland mismo estaba en el medio de la columna que penetró el centro francés, y su conducta del retratamiento inevitable era inusualmente fresca y hábil.
		Cumberland informó a sus tropas tomar el aviso que las pedidos del enemigo de Jacobite eran no dar ningún cuarto a las "tropas del elector", y tomaron la indirecta para intercambiar; no hay evidencia de cualesquiera órdenes.
		Como Oliver Cromwell en Irlanda, Cumberland se atrevió a actuar de una manera que sería llevada a cabo contra él para el resto de su vida, y terrorised a enemigo obstinado e inflexible en la sumisión.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/pr/Pr%EDncipe%20Guillermo%20Augustus,%20duque%20de%20Cumberland.htm (1463 words)

	Sawrey Gilpin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		His elder brother William Gilpin was a clergyman, schoolmaster, and author of several influential works on picturesque scenery.
		He was patronised by Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland.
		Sawrey Gilpin married Elizabeth Broom; their son William Sawrey Gilpin also became an artist, and in later life a landscape gardener.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sawrey_Gilpin (182 words)

	AllRefer.com - Cumberland, William Augustus, duke of (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Cumberland, William Augustus, duke of, British And Irish History, Biographies
		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).
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/CumberWA.html (258 words)

	GENUUKI: Dukes of Great Britain (A,C)
		As the reward of his loyalty, he was created Duke of Albemarle, with a pension of £1000 a year, made a privy councillor, and invested with the order of the Garter.
		son of Richard, duke of York, and brother of Edward IV.
		He was created duke of Clarence at the coronation of Edward, and was soon after named lieutenant of Ireland.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/royalty/dukeac.html (637 words)

	woodgate - pafg75 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		William of Hohenzollern Hohenzollern Prince was born in 1864.
		George William Hanover was born on 13 Nov 1717 in St. James Palace,London,England.
		William Augustus of Cumberland Hanover Duke was born on 26 Apr 1721 in Leicester House.
	homepages.ihug.co.nz /~woodgate/pafg75.htm (361 words)

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