gland, where he was harshly criticized for the disastrous
campaign. In his final years, he spent much of his time
writing more plays, including The Heiress, which ap-
peared on the London stage in 1786. He died in Lon-
don on 4 August 1792 and was buried in Westminster
Abbey.
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