Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland

Lieutenant General Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland FRS (August 14, 1742 – July 10, 1817) was an officer in the British army and later a British peer.

He participates in the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the Battle of Long Island during the American War of Independence, but resigns his command in 1777 due to disagreements with his superior, General William Howe.

Born Hugh Smithson, he assums the surname of Percy by Act of Parliament along with his father in 1750 and is styled Lord Warkworth from 1750 until 1766

He is styled Earl Percy from 1766, when his father is created Duke of Northumberland.

He accedea to the dukedom in 1786.

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