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Map of encampment at Jäger Krug, 1757 (Stukenbrock, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) 51°54'41"N 08°39'21"E
1763 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: 1:39,290 approx. | RCIN 732200.k
A map of the encampment of George II's German troops at Jäger Krug, 3 June 1757. Seven Years War (1756-63). Oriented with north-west to top.
The distance between the camps at Neuhaus and Jäger Krug is about 20 km or 12 miles. The tiny settlement of Jäger Krug does not appear on the map today; the co-ordinates are those for the nearby settlement of Stukenbrock which is marked on the map.
The encamped squadrons and battalions of the following regiments were: First Line: Bock; Hardenberg; Zandré; Zastrow; Hanau; Pr Anhalt; Regt. du Corps; Dragons du Corps; Oberg. Second Line: Prince Guillaume; Isenburg; Pr Charle; Mansbach; Haudring; Sax Gotha; Post; Ledebur; Heimburg; Parc d'Artillerie Hanov.; Parc d'Artillerie Hessois.
The scale to the map, and the key to the conventional signs used to represent the troops is given on N.o XXXII, headed 'Remarques' (RCIN 732200.ag). The troop rectangles are coloured according to nationality: Hanoverian (red), Prussian (green), Brunswickian (yellow), Hessian (blue), French (lilac).
This map is the bottom map of two maps drawn on the same sheet of paper. For the top map, see RCIN 732200.j.
In: LA CAMPAGNE 1757 de L'Armée de Sa Majesté Britannique en Allemagne. See RCIN 732200 for the main entry.
Georg Josua du Plat (1722-95) (surveyor)
Anton Heinrich du Plat (1738-91) (draughtsman)
Subject(s)
Army-HanoverArmy-HesseWatermark: Fleur-de-lys
Condition: no fold lines
Scale: 1:39,290 approx.
13.0 x 21.0 cm (neatline)
16.8 x 21.0 cm (image)
37.8 x 24.4 cm (page dimensions)
Manuscript title:
No X Le Camp du Jager Krug du 3.me Juin [top left, the map number is in a small rococo cartouche]
Annotations:
None
George III catalogue entry:
Encampment La Campagne 1757 de l’Armée de Sa Majesté Britannique en Allemagne: par le Lieut. Col. G.J. du Plat. MS. Fol. [The same entry appears under the heading Germany.]
Subject(s)
Stukenbrock, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (51°54'41"N 08°39'21"E)
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