The Seven Years War (1756-63)
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Battle of Krefeld, 1758
Schlacht bey CREVELT. / vom 23.ten Junius 1758. / zwischen / der Alliirten = Armée / unter dem Befehl / Sr Hochfurstl Durchl des Herrn Herzogs / Ferdinand / und der Franzosischen Armée / commandirt / vom Grafen von Clermont
1792Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: 1:90,500 approx. | RCIN 732064
This map has been copied from F.W. Bauer's map of the battle which was published in 1765 by Gosse and Pinet (see RCIN 732001.n). Frederick Augustus had gone to Hanover in 1791 to further his military training under Field Marshal von Freytag.
Additional text: [top right, in rococo panel, a key, A-I, K-Z, to the details on the map:] ERKLAERUNG.
Condition: no fold lines.
Prince Adolphus Frederick, 1st Duke of Cambridge (1774-1850) (draughtsman) [bottom left, below title in title panel:] Hannover im Set: 1792. Adolphus Friedrich.
Watermark: IV
Mark, stamped: 848
Condition: no fold lines
Scale: 1:90,500 approx. Scale bar: 6000 Schritt [53 mm =].
34.6 x 42.7 cm (neatline)
34.9 x 43.0 cm (image)
36.7 x 44.7 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Schlacht bey CREVELT. / vom 23.ten Junius 1758. / zwischen / der Alliirten = Armée / unter dem Befehl / Sr Hochfurstl Durchl des Herrn Herzogs / Ferdinand / und der Franzosischen Armée / commandirt / vom Grafen von Clermont. [bottom left, in rectangular panel]
Additional text:
[top right, in rococo panel, a key, A-I, K-Z, to the details on the map:] ERKLAERUNG.
Annotations:
George III heading: Battle of Crevelt 23 June 1758.
Other annotations: (Recto) [bottom left, red ink:] x; [along left edge, black pencil:] copied from Colonel Baur's Plan. (Verso) none.
George III catalogue entry:
Crevelt Schlacht bey Crevelt vom 23 Junius 1758 zwischen der Alliirten Armée unter dem befehl des Herzogs Ferdinand, under der Franzosischen Armée commandirt vom Grafen von Clermont: von Adolphus Friedrich (the Duke of Cambridge) 1792. drawn.
Subject(s)
Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (51°20'00"N 06°34'00"E)
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