The Seven Years War (1756-63)
Manuscript and printed maps and views, correspondence and journals from the first global war
Map of encampment at Bremervörde, 1758 (Bremervörde, Lower Saxony, Germany) 53°29'00"N 09°08'00"E
1757 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: 1:39,600 approx. | RCIN 732201.ag
A map of the encampment of George II's German troops at Bremervörde, 3 September 1757. Seven Years War (1756-63). Oriented with east-south-east to top.
The distance between the previous camp at Selsingen and Bremervörde is about 13 km (8 miles). The encamped squadrons and battalions of the following regiments were: Infantry and Grenadiers: Gardes; Spörcken; Brunck; Haus; Hardenberg; Fabrice; Zandré; Knesebeck; Dreves; Buckeburg; Fusiliers; Stoltzenberg; Post; Zastrow; Wangenheim; Ledebur; Kielmansegge; Oberg; Block. Cavalry: Breidenbach; Hammerstein; Gilten; Grothaus; Hodenberg; Reden; Sckölln; Dachenhausen; Reg: du Corps; Busch; Parc d'Artillerie; Garde du Corps; Grenadiers à Cheval. Grenadiers: Hessois, de Bronsvic, Hannovriens, 4 Esq. Dachenhausen. The Left Wing of the army (Hessian and Brunswick troops) had camped at Öhrstorff and followed on with their march on the 4th September to the camp at Schwinge.
The scale to the map, and the key to the conventional signs used to represent the troops is given on RCIN 732201.ai, headed 'Remarques'. The troop rectangles are coloured according to nationality: Hanoverian (red), Prussian (green), Brunswickian (yellow), Hessian (blue), French (lilac).
In: LA CAMPAGNE EN ALLEMAGNE 1757. For more information on this volume, see RCINs 732200 and 732201.
Georg Josua du Plat (1722-95) (surveyor and draughtsman)
Subject(s)
Army-HanoverArmy-BrunswickArmy-HesseWatermark: Fleur-de-lys
Condition: no fold lines
Scale: 1:39,600 approx. [Scale statement is on RCIN 732201.ai:] Scale bar: Echelle d’une heure de chemin, pour tous les Plans de ce Receuil. Une heure de Chemin 6000. pas Communs. [123 mm =].
29.1 x 21.1 cm (neatline)
33.7 x 21.1 cm (image)
37.6 x 24.0 cm (whole object)
Manuscript title:
N.o XXIX. Le Camp de Bremervörde du 3 7bre: Occupé par L’Ail droit de L’Armee / avec les Batteries et Retranchemens faites à Bremervörde et à Glinde. [top centre, 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)
Bremervörde, Lower Saxony, Germany (53°29'00"N 09°08'00"E)
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