Germany, 1758

ENCAMPMENTS OF HIS BRITANNICK MAIESTY’S COMBINED ARMY IN GERMANY / From the Junction of the British Troops at COESFELDT on the 21st of August 1758 – To the Breaking up of the Camp at MUNSTER and Entering into Winter Quarters...

? William Roy (1726-90) (surveyor and draughtsman)

Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, a ‘4’ and letters L V G below; JVILLEDARY

Mark, stamped: 862

Condition: previously torn along old fold lines into six pieces; previous 5.5 cm tear to right edge of top right piece. Verso: substantial induced brown discolouration; traces of old adhesive around the edges, perhaps from having been mounted on card or paper. The map has now [2015] been conserved

Scale: scale bars: SCALE for the Plans of Encampments 5000 Yards [64 mm =], 1:71,400 approx; SCALE for the Map of the Country 3 Leagues 9 English Miles [67 mm =], 1:216,200 approx.

33.8 x 54.7 cm (neatline of main map)

63.3 x 75.0 cm (image and sheet)

Manuscript title:

ENCAMPMENTS OF HIS BRITANNICK MAIESTY’S COMBINED ARMY IN GERMANY / From the Junction of the British Troops at COESFELDT on the 21^st of August 1758 – To the Breaking up of the Camp at MUNSTER and Entering into Winter Quarters the 18^th of Nov.^br following. [across top of map, outside border]

Additional text:

[below map, a detailed account of the movements of the various regiments and commanders on an almost daily basis from August to November:] MOVEMENTS OF THE Combined Army From ye 21st of Augt to y.e 18.th of Nov.ber 1758.

Insets:

[the following small plans are not strictly insets but are placed around the outside of the main map; various orientations:]

N.^o I. COESFELDT CAMP. Aug:^t 21:^st to 26:^th inclusive.

II. LETTE CAMP. Aug:^t 27:^th

III. DULMEN CAMP. Aug:^t 29^th

IV. NOTTELEN CAMP. Oct:^br 8:^th

V.; MUNSTER CAMP. Oct:^br 9.^th

VI. TELLIGT CAMP. Oct:^r 14.^th

VII. WARENDORP CAMP. Oct.^r 15.^th

VIII. RHEDA CAMP. Oct:^r 16.^th

IX. CAPELL CAMP on Lipprade Heath. Oct:^r 17.^th

X. BENNINGHAUSEN CAMP. Oct:^r 18.^th

XI. SOIST CAMP. Oct:^r 18.^th

XII. HOVESTAT CAMP. Oct:^r 21.^st

XIII. LIPPSTADT CAMP on Lipprade Heath. Oct:^r 26.^th

XIV. RHEDA CAMP. Oct:^r 27.^th

XV. WARENDORP CAMP Oct.^r 28.^th

XVI. TELLIGT CAMP. Oct^r 30^th

XVII. MUNSTER CAMP Oct:^r 31:^st to Nov^r 18^th when they broke up.

[and:]

POSITION of the ARMY near DULMEN Oct:^r 3^d in w^c Situation they continued till their March to Nettelen. Oct^r 8^th

DIFFERENT POSITIONS of the Hereditary Prince near HALTERN w^th that of y^e Enemy at Hamgum.

FRENCH CAMP at WERLE Oct.^br 18:^th with the Position of the / Hereditary Prince, and those of the Ennemy after abandoning their Camp, on the 19.^th

ORDER of BATTLE / Of HIS BRITANNICK MAIESTY’S Combined Army under the Command of His Serene Highness / Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick & Luneburg. Aug.^t 21^st 1758.

Annotations:

George III heading: Encampments in Germany 21 Aug. - 18 Nov. 1758: and Order of Battle 21 Aug. 1758.

Other annotations: none.

George III catalogue entry:

Encampment A drawn Map of the Encampments of His Britannick Majesty’s combined Army commanded by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswic in Germany; from the junction of the British Troops at Coesfeldt on the 21.^st of August 1758 to the breaking up of the Camp at Munster and entering into winter quarters on the 18.^th of Nov.^r following: with the Order of Battle on the 21.^st of August, particular Plans of the Encampments, and a Journal of the Movements of the combined Army in the Margin. (by General Roy?). [The same entry appears under the heading Order of Battle.]