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Map of encampment at Gohfeld and Rehme, 1757 (Gohfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) 52°11'48"N 08°41'85"E; (Rehme, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) 52°12'00"N 08°49'00"E
1763 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: 1:39,290 approx. | RCIN 732200.n
A map of the encampment of George II's German troops at Rehme and Gohfeld, 14 June 1757. Seven Years War (1756-63). Oriented with south to top.
This map shows the layout of the camp at Gohfeld, and gives details of the regiments encamped there, neither of which is present on RCIN 732201.n. The distance between Gohfeld and Rehme is about 5 km (3 miles). The encamped squadrons and battalions of the following regiments are, Cavalry near Remen: Busch; Breitenbach; Bock; Regt du Corps; Dachenhausen; Reden; Scheilter; Pr: Guillaume; Isenburg; Dachenhausen; Dragons du Corps; Les Bagages de L'Armée; Bat. Wangenheim; Bat. Kielmansegge; Bat. Hardenberg. Infantry near Gohfeld: Gardes Hannovr.; Squadron Garde du Corps; Squadron Grenad: à Cheval; Imhoff; Zastrow Brunsv:; Pr Charle; Fürstenberg; Hanau; Haudring; Mansbach; Post; Fusiliers; Zastrow Col.; Ledebur; Stolzenberg; Saxe Gotha; Spörcken; Zandré; Fabrice; Bückeburg; Kneseback; Brunck; Diepenbroick; Oberg; Hodenberg; Druchtleben; Pr Hereditaire; Isenburg; Canitz; Pr Anhalt; Reg. du Corps; Behr br.; Regmt du Corps de br. Prussian detachments: Jungheim; Salmuth; Pr Heredit. A short note follows which lists Lt Gen Block with two battalions (Block and Scheither) and Maj Gen Hardenberg with 5 battalions of grenadiers making up the rear gard.
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).
The plan of the encampment at Coosfeld and Remen [Gohfeld and Rehme] at RCIN 732201.o lacks the detail for the camp at Coosfeld.
This is the top map of two maps drawn on the same sheet of paper. For the bottom map, see RCIN 732200.o.
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-HesseArmy-BrunswickArmy-PrussiaWatermark: Fleur-de-lys
Condition: no fold lines. Verso: some induced discolouration
Scale: 1:39,290 approx.
16.9 x 21.0 cm (image)
13.3 x 21.0 cm (neatline)
37.8 x 24.4 cm (page dimensions)
Manuscript title:
No XIII Le Camp de {Coofeld & Remen du 14 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)
Gohfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (52°11'48"N 08°41'85"E)
Rehme, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (52°12'00"N 08°49'00"E)
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