
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: In 1745, at the time of Bonnie Prince Charlie's Rebellion, the Duke of Cumberland stayed here while his army encamped on Stonefield Recorded plaque organisation: Stafford Borough Council.
Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, was a British Army officer and son of King George II; he is historically significant for leading government forces against Jacobite rebels in the 1745-1746 uprising, culminating in the Battle of Culloden.
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