Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, was the third and youngest son of George II of Great Britain and Ireland and his wife, Caroline of Ansbach. He was Duke of Cumberland from 1726. He is best
Portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds, c. 1759
William Augustus, aged 10 or 11, painted by William Hogarth
The Battle of Fontenoy in 1745 was Cumberland's first battle as commander.
Jacobite satire of the Duke of Cumberland in the Highlands
Jacobite rising of 1745
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The Jacobite rising of 1745 was an attempt to regain the British throne for the exiled House of Stuart. The last in a series of Jacobite risings that began in March 1689, it proved to be the end of Ja
Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
…Great Britain and Ireland and his wife, Caroline of Ansbach. He was Duke of Cumberland from 1726. He is best remembered for his role in putting down the Jacobite Rising at the Battle of Culloden in 1746, which made him popular in certain parts of Britain. He is often referred to by the nickname given to him by his Tory…
An Incident in the Rebellion of 1745 by David Morier
James Francis Edward Stuart, the 'Old Pretender', or 'Chevalier de St George' portrait from 1748
Cardinal Fleury, chief minister of France 1723 to 1743; he viewed the Jacobites as an ineffective weapon for dealing with British power
Welsh Tory Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn (1692–1749); his blue coat was a Jacobite symbol