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Captain

Name: Captain – Great Britain factsheet records
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Great Britain · Warfare / War of Austrian Succession. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1743Date range

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Chronological records

1743

William Augustus Cumberland1743

Flanders · Warfare / War of Austrian Succession

Appointed Captain General of all British land forces & the Allies in Flanders

Names involved

William Augustus Cumberland

Provenance

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