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In 1749 Cobham had died, and the cohesiveness of the group was threatened by the fact that some of his followers were still in government while others were in opposition. Pitt and George
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Although almost exclusively made up of Whigs, the group worked closely with the Tories who made up the bulk of the
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Walpole outraged them further by dismissing all those who held army commissions and had spoken out against him - which they considered an abuse of his powers. The group now set about attacking
Walpole in an attempt to force him from office. They joined forces with the
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Britain when the dominant Whig party had split into several factions - many of whom were in opposition to their fellow Whigs who were in government. Lord Cobham had originally been a supporter of
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which had broken out in 1739. Walpole was distinctly anti-war and had only reluctantly prosecuted the war - a fact that outraged the pro-war
Patriot faction who pushed for his dismissal. Walpole was finally forced into resignation in the wake of the disastrous
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disliked him due to repeated criticisms Pitt had made of
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