thomas pelham-holles 1st duke of newcastle
A protégé of Sir Robert Walpole, he served under him for more than twenty years, until 1742. He held power with his brother, Prime Minister Henry Pelham until 1754. He had at this point served as a Secretary of State continuously for thirty years—dominating British foreign policy.
After Henry's death the Duke was prime minister six years, in two separate periods. While his first premiership was not particularly notable, Newcastle precipitated the Seven Years' War; his weak diplomacy cost him the premiership. After his second term as Prime Minister, he served for a short while in Lord Rockingham's ministry, before retiring from government. He was most effective as a deputy to a leader of greater ability, such as Walpo…more
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William Pitt 1st Earl Of Chatham
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham PC (15 November 1708–11 May 1778) was a British Whig statesman who led the government of Great Britain during the Seven Years War (known as the French and Indian War in North America). He again led the ministry, hol...
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Thomas Pelham-holles 1st Duke Of Newcastle
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne and 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, KG, PC, FRS (1693 – 1768) was an English Whig statesman, whose official life extended throughout the Whig supremacy of the 18th century. He is commonly known as th...
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Jeffery Amherst 1st Baron Amherst
Field Marshal Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, KB (1717 – 1797) served as an officer in the British Army and as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces.Amherst is best known as the architect of Britains successful campaign to conquer the territory of Ne...
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Edward Braddock
Major General Edward Braddock (1695 – 1755) was a British officer and commander-in-chief for the Thirteen Colonies during the actions at the start of the French and Indian War (1754 – 1763), which is also known in Europe and Canada as the Seven Years&apos...
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Louis-joseph De Montcalm
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Grozon, marquis de Montcalm de Saint-Veran (1712 – 1759) was a French soldier best known as the commander of the forces in North America during the Seven Years War (whose North American theatre is called the French and India...
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James Wolfe
Major General James Wolfe (1727 - 1759) was a British Army officer, known for his training reforms but remembered chiefly for his victory over the French at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Canada in 1759....
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George Washington
George Washington (February 22, 1732 [O.S. February 11, 1731]– December 14, 1799) served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797 and as the commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1783. Becaus...