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As the spring turned into summer in 1722 it marked the end of a glorious period of British military history, for it was at this time that John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, died at the age of 72. Not until the 1800's and Sir Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, would Britain produce another general of a calibre similar to that of Marlborough.

Sandwiched between these two British behemoths came the 1745 Jacobite Uprising, the Seven Years War, the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary War and other conflicts, all with their own commanders who proved good or bad on their own merits but never managed to reach the acclaim of the two afore mentioned giants.

So the purpose of this poll is to ask who was the best of the British generals that came between Marlborough and Wellington. The options are:

Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Clive,_1st_Baron_Clive

Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_Amherst,_1st_Baron_Amherst

James Wolfe - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Wolfe

Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquees Cornwallis - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Cornwallis,_1st_Marquess_Cornwallis

Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Frederick,_Duke_of_York_and_Albany

Other - if you can think of another more worthy candidate then you vote for them but explain your choice.
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