William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, known as the Earl of Shelburne between 1761 and 1784, by which title he is generally known to history, was an Anglo-Irish Whig statesman who was t
Portrait by Jean-Laurent Mosnier, 1791
Shelburne served with distinction during the Seven Years' War participating in engagements such as the Battle of Minden in 1759.
A portrait of Lord Shelburne by Sir Joshua Reynolds
Shelburne, Charles James Fox and Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford by James Gillray (1783)
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The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of th
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
…history, was an Anglo-Irish Whig statesman who was the first home secretary in 1782 and then prime minister in 1782–83 during the final months of the American War of Independence. He succeeded in securing peace with America and this feat remains his most notable legacy. Lord Shelburne was born in Dublin and spent his formative…
Surrender of Lord Cornwallis
Battle of Guilford Courthouse 15 March 1781
Battle of Trenton by Charles Mc Barron
Battleof Longisland