Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Prince William, Duke of Cumberland

Battles of Prince William, Duke of Cumberland

British Army general; (1721-1765)

Prince William, Duke of Cumberland is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1745 and 1747: 3 battles and 2 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in United Kingdom (4), Belgium (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,337 km apart end to end, 334 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Jacobite rising of 1745 (3), Jacobite risings (1), War of the Austrian Succession (1).

Siege of CarlisleClifton Moor SkirmishSiege of Stirling CastleBattle of CullodenBattle of LauffeldSiege of CarlisleClifton Moor SkirmishSiege of Stirling CastleBattle of CullodenBattle of LauffeldAmsterdamFrankfurtBrusselsDublinGlasgowBirminghamManchesterThe HagueBelfastKristiansand500 km54.153N, 0.763E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1745: 2 engagements2 in 17451746: 2 engagements2 in 17461747: 1 engagements17451747
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Carlisle, 1745Clifton Moor Skirmish, 1745Siege of Stirling Castle, 1746Battle of Culloden, 1746Battle of Lauffeld, 174717451747
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1745Siege of CarlisleCarlisle, United KingdomGovernment victory
18 December 1745Clifton Moor SkirmishClifton, United Kingdom32 km SEInconclusive
1746Siege of Stirling CastleStirling, United Kingdom183 km NWBritish victory
27 April 1746Battle of CullodenCulloden, United Kingdom152 km NGovernment victory
2 July 1747Battle of LauffeldRiemst, Belgium971 km SEFrench victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Joshua Reynolds, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.