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William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and third son of George II and Caroline of Ansbach, was born in 1721. Created Duke of Cumberland in 1726, he became a soldier and in May 1745 commanded the British, Hanoverian, Austrian and Dutch forces at the Battle of Fontenoy. Later that year he was sent to Scotland to crush the Jacobite Rebellion.
At the battle of Culloden in April 1746, very few Highlanders managed to reach the English lines. After the English victory, to ensure that there wouldn't be another rebel uprising the English killed any Highlander they could find, even if they hadn't been a member of Charles Stuart's Jacobite army, including women and children. As a result of these atrocities the Duke of Cumberland was given the name "Butcher". He died in 1765.
At the battle of Culloden in April 1746, very few Highlanders managed to reach the English lines. After the English victory, to ensure that there wouldn't be another rebel uprising the English killed any Highlander they could find, even if they hadn't been a member of Charles Stuart's Jacobite army, including women and children. As a result of these atrocities the Duke of Cumberland was given the name "Butcher". He died in 1765.