Vintage CDV Prince George, Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904) for Sale

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Vintage CDV Prince George, Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904) For Sale

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Vintage CDV Prince George, Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904):
$11.00

Prince George was the only son of Adolphus Frederick, the youngest son of King George III. After brief service in the Hanoverian Army, he became a colonel in the British Army in 1837. At the beginning of the Crimean War, he commanded the 1st Division and by the end of the war had taken part in all the major battles, although he was not seen as a particularly distinguished leader. After the war, he was promoted to general (1856), field marshal (1862) and commander-in-chief in 1887. The government wished to implement army reform, including the abolition of his position. The Duke resisted pressure to resign for several years until the Queen advised him to leave in 1895.

A good find for collectors of all things Royal.