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  William Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart and 10th Lord Cathcart (September 17, 1755–June 16, 1843), Scottish soldier and diplomatist, was born at Petersham, and educated at Eton.
From 1803 to 1805 Lord Cathcart was commander-in-chief in Ireland, and in the latter year he was sent by Pitt in command of the British expedition to Hanover.
After the recall of this expedition Cathcart commanded the forces in Scotland until 1807, when he was placed in charge of the expedition to Copenhagen, which surrendered to him on September 6.
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 WILLIAM SCHAW CATHCART, 1ST EARL CATHCART - LoveToKnow Article on WILLIAM SCHAW CATHCART, 1ST EARL CATHCART   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
After the recall of this expedition Cathcart commanded the forces in Scotland until 1807, when he was placed in charge of the expedition to Copenhagen, which surrendered to him on the 6th of September.
On the 1st of January 1812 he was promoted to the full rank of general, and a few months later he proceeded to Russia as ambassador and military commissioner.
In the latter capacity he served with the headquarters of the allies throughout the War of Liberation (1812-1814); his success in the delicate and difficult task of maintaining harmony and devotion to the common cause amongst the generals of many nationalities was recognized after the war by his elevation to the earldom (July 1814).
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 CATHCART, 1ST EARL - LoveToKnow Article on CATHCART, 1ST EARL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
CATHCART, SIR GEORGE (17941854), English soldier, third son of the 1st Earl Cathcart, was born in London on the 12th of May 1794.
In the latter capacity he served with the headquarters of the allies throughout the War of Liberation (18121814); his success in the delicate and difficult task of maintaining harmony and devotion to the common cause amongst the generals of many nationalities was recognized after the war by his elevation to the earldom (July 1814).
In 1075 a council was held in London, under the presidency of Archbishop Lanfranc, which, reciting the decrees of the council of Sardica held in 347 and that of Laodicea held in 360 on.
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 Earl Cathcart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The title of Earl Cathcart was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1814.
The Earl bears the subsidiary titles of Viscount Cathcart (1807) and Baron Greenock (1807) in the Peerage of the UK, and Lord Cathcart (1460) in the Peerage of Scotland.
William Schaw Cathcart, 10th Lord Cathcart (1755-1843) (became Viscount Cathcart in 1807 and Earl Cathcart in 1814)
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 Sir George Cathcart (1794-1854)
Cathcart was instructed that he was to be to the Commander-in-Chief of the army in the campaign in the event of anything happening to Lord Raglan.
Cathcart's division was barely involved at the battle of the Alma, and his advice to storm Sebastopol at once was rejected by the allied generals.
Cathcart attempted to charge up the hill with fifty men of the 20th regiment; he was shot through the heart.
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 Family-crests.com - Scottish Surnames   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
First record of William de Douglas in Lanarkshire, 12th C. Because of the clan's wealth, strength, and influence, they were a threat to the royal Stewarts, which caused them to lose their title and lands in 1455.
Schaw - a Lowland surname recorded in the 13th C.; the northern branch of the clan descended from Shaw, son of Gilchrist, grandson of the 6th chief of Clan Mackintosh.
William Urquhart, a sheriff of Cromarty, married a daughter of the earl of Ross in the 14th C. The family seat at Craigston Castle has been held since 1604.
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 William Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart article - William Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart September 17 1755 June 16 1843 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart (September 17, 1755 - June 16, 1843), English soldier and diplomatist, was born at Petersham, and educated at Eton.
In 1771 he went to St Petersburg, where his father, Charles, 9th Baron Cathcart, a general in the army, was ambassador.
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 LIFE - Online Information article about LIFE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. Ger.
Sir William dwelt in the Isle of Man, and had assisted with his own hand in the saving of three hundred and five lives.
The resolution was agreed to without a division, and its intention has been practically carried out, the results obtained having proved most valuable in the saving of life.
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 Index to royal Genealogical Data - ordered by forename - part 110   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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 Biographic details on persons, other than sea-officers, mentioned in the Loney webpages: C-I
According to the DNB: "Cathcart was sent out [to the Cape] to establish a colonial parliament and revive the dying loyalty of the colonists, and also to crush the Basutos and Kaffirs.
Financial Secretary to the Treasury in Earl of Derby's 3rd ministry.
Chancellor of the Exchequer in Disraeli's 1st ministry.
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 Index to royal Genealogical Data - ordered by lastname - part 14   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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Cavendish-Bentinck, William Henry, Duke of Portland 3rd, b.
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 Broyles-Lockhart-Pence-Kershner Families (of America, Germany, and Scotland)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Williams, William AP Williams emigrated to Maryland from Wales‘ in 1695, he patented 200 acres in Charles County, Maryland.
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One of 20 men known to have fought alongside William the Conqueror in the Battle of Hastings, 1066, the decisive battle of the Norman Conquest of England.
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 Domestic Annals of Scotland - Reign of James VI. 1591 - 1603 Part H
On one occasion, the earl, having been induced to accept the hospitality of the Laird of Blairwhan, was apprised that certain of his unfriends, along with Blairwhan, intended to murder him in his bed; he therefore left the house by a back-door, and made his way by night to Maybole.
It lasted from the 1st of November to the 1st of May. In February was a ten-days’ snow-fall.
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 The early history of Scotland and meanings of the clan names and place-names appearing on the Clan Map of Scotland
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 DURAO - Online Information article about DURAO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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 Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Ireland > Editing William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart
'''William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart''' (September 17, 1755 - June 16, 1843), [[EnglandEnglish]] soldier and diplomatist, was born at Petersham, and educated at Eton.
From 1803 to 1805 Lord Cathcart was commander-in-chief in Ireland, and in the latter year he was sent by [[William Pitt the YoungerPitt]] in command of the British expedition to Hanover.
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 Overview of General Sir William Schaw Cathcart   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Born at Petersham (England), Cathcart was educated at Eton and then the University of Glasgow, where he read law.
He was promoted to a General in 1812 and soon after was sent as Ambassador to Russia, assisting Tzar Alexander I and the Russian Army against the French.
He was rewarded with a peerage (Baron Greenock and Viscount Cathcart) in 1807 and created the Earl of Cathcart in 1814.
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