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General Sir Charles Wills KB PC (October 1666 – 25 December 1741) was a professional soldier from Cornwall, who was Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance and Member of Parliament for Totnes from 1718 to 1741. He began his military career in 1689, serving successively in the Williamite War in Ireland, the Nine Years War and the War of the Spanish Succession. During the Jacobite rising of 1715, he commanded government troops at the Battle of Preston, which ended the revolt.

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  • General Sir Charles Wills KB PC (October 1666 – 25 December 1741) was a professional soldier from Cornwall, who was Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance and Member of Parliament for Totnes from 1718 to 1741. He began his military career in 1689, serving successively in the Williamite War in Ireland, the Nine Years War and the War of the Spanish Succession. During the Jacobite rising of 1715, he commanded government troops at the Battle of Preston, which ended the revolt. Wills was rewarded with promotion to Lieutenant-General and returned for Totnes, a seat controlled by the Duke of Bolton, a prominent Whig. Despite making little impact on Parliament, he was a reliable supporter of the government and appointed Privy Councillor in 1719. George I made him one of the first members of the newly revived Order of the Bath in 1725, but Wills failed to gain a peerage as expected. He died in London on 25 December 1741 and was buried in Westminster Abbey. (en)
  • Le général Sir Charles Wills KB CP (octobre 1666 - 25 décembre 1741) est un soldat professionnel de Cornouailles, lieutenant-général de l'Ordnance et député de Totnes de 1718 à 1741. Il commence sa carrière militaire en 1689, servant successivement dans la guerre Williamite en Irlande, la guerre de Neuf Ans et la guerre de Succession d'Espagne. Lors du soulèvement jacobite de 1715, il commande les troupes gouvernementales à la bataille de Preston, qui met fin à la révolte. Wills est récompensé par une promotion au grade de Lieutenant général et est élu pour Totnes, un siège contrôlé par le duc de Bolton, un Whig éminent. Bien qu'il ait peu d'impact sur le Parlement, il est un partisan fiable du gouvernement et nommé conseiller privé en 1719. George Ier fait de lui l'un des premiers membres de l'Ordre du Bain nouvellement relancé en 1725, mais Wills ne réussit pas à obtenir une pairie comme prévu. Il meurt à Londres le 25 décembre 1741 et est enterré à l'Abbaye de Westminster. (fr)
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  • General Sir Charles Wills KB PC (October 1666 – 25 December 1741) was a professional soldier from Cornwall, who was Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance and Member of Parliament for Totnes from 1718 to 1741. He began his military career in 1689, serving successively in the Williamite War in Ireland, the Nine Years War and the War of the Spanish Succession. During the Jacobite rising of 1715, he commanded government troops at the Battle of Preston, which ended the revolt. (en)
  • Le général Sir Charles Wills KB CP (octobre 1666 - 25 décembre 1741) est un soldat professionnel de Cornouailles, lieutenant-général de l'Ordnance et député de Totnes de 1718 à 1741. Il commence sa carrière militaire en 1689, servant successivement dans la guerre Williamite en Irlande, la guerre de Neuf Ans et la guerre de Succession d'Espagne. Lors du soulèvement jacobite de 1715, il commande les troupes gouvernementales à la bataille de Preston, qui met fin à la révolte. (fr)
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