Lieutenant General Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland FRS (14 August 1742 – 10 July 1817) was an officer in the British army and later a British peer. He participated in the Battle of Lexington and Concord and the Battle of Long Island during the American Revolutionary War, but resigned his command in 1777 due to disagreements with his superior, General William Howe.
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14 August 1742
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Died |
10 July 1817 (aged 74)
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Zodiac | Leo |
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