The Seven Years War (1756-63)
Manuscript and printed maps and views, correspondence and journals from the first global war
Order of battle, 1760
ORDRE de Battaille / De L’Armée de Sa Majeste Britannique Sous les Ordres de Son Altesse Serenissime Monseigneur Le Duc / Ferdinand de Bronswic & de Lunebourg, le 7 September 1760
1760Pencil, ink and watercolour on paper | 39.5 x 30.8 cm (image and sheet) | RCIN 733019
On 7 September 1760, the main Allied army had left its position near Warburg and had marched to the ridge running north-east from Liebenau, about 5 miles to the north-east from Warburg (Savory 1966, pp. 250-51); outposts were strengthened, guarding the line of the River Diemel, at Warburg, Haaren, Ovelginne, Liebenau, Dringelbourg, and Hardegsen. The orders of battle for the detached troops at these stations are also given. All regiments and commanding officers are named. The regimental rectangles are coloured according to the main colour of the uniform coats, facings, and, either cuffs or ‘vests’.
Condition: four fold lines; 6.0 cm tear to left of centre horizontal fold line; other fold lines worn. Verso: induced discolouration; surface dirt on outer fold panels.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Watermark: Pro Patria; countermark: the crowned monogram GR
Mark, stamped: 915
Condition: four fold lines; 6.0 cm tear to left of centre horizontal fold line; other fold lines worn. Verso: induced discolouration; surface dirt on outer fold panels
39.5 x 30.8 cm (image and sheet)
Manuscript title:
ORDRE de Battaille / De L’Armée de Sa Majeste Britannique Sous les Ordres de Son Altesse Serenissime Monseigneur Le Duc / Ferdinand de Bronswic & de Lunebourg, le 7 September 1760.
Annotations:
George III heading: Order of Battle 7 Sep. 1760.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top left, red pencil:] 13/96 [the ‘96’ is crossed out in black pencil]; [top left, black pencil:] XVI/72; [top right, black pencil:] 1760; [top, right of centre, black pencil:] Order of Battle; [bottom, right of centre, above old heading:] Battle 7 Sep. 1760.
George III catalogue entry:
Order of Battle Ordre de Bataille de l’Armée de Sa Majesté Britannique sous les Ordres du Prince Ferdinand le 7 Sept.re 1760: avec les Ordres de Bataille des differens corps detachés de l’Armée. MS.
Bibliographic reference(s)
R. Savory, His Britannic Majesty’s army in Germany during the Seven Years War, Oxford, 1966
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