William Augustus Cumberland1745
Cumberland is given the honorary title of Captain General of the British land forces and in Flanders becomes Commander in Chief of the allied British, Hanoverian, Austrian and Dutch troops
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Cumberland is given the honorary title of Captain General of the British land forces and in Flanders becomes Commander in Chief of the allied British, Hanoverian, Austrian and Dutch troops
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