War of the Austrian Succession (1740-8)
Includes much of the mapping collected by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, as Captain General of the British army
Army, 1745, Prussia Electorate of Brandenburg
1745 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | 87.3 x 58.1 cm (sheet) | RCIN 729059
This ‘State of the Army’ in 1745 lists the numbers of officers and subalterns in each rank for each named regiment as well as the numbers of ordinary soldiers. The grand total is given as 143,759 men. Three columns show the colours of the jackets, vests, and breeches of each regiment.
Condition: small tears to bottom left and top left. Verso: discolouration to right side, some smudges, consistent with map having been rolled and tied.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Subject(s)
Army-BrandenburgArmy-PrussiaWatermark: The monogram PvL
Mark, stamped: 405
Condition: small tears to bottom left and top left. Verso: discolouration to right side, some smudges, consistent with map having been rolled and tied
87.3 x 58.1 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
ETAT / des Armées du Roy de Prusse et Electeur de Brandenbourg, comme les Regiments / et les Bataillons ayant été recroutés et augmentés doivent effectivement consister / l'An 1745. [top, in rectangular panel]
Annotations:
George III heading: State of the Prussian Army in 1745.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [left, under centre fold line, black pencil:] 9/59 [and, black pencil, erased:] X/
George III catalogue entry:
Army Etat des Armées du Roy de Prusse, comme les Regiments et les Bataillons ayant eté recroutés et augmentés doivent effectivement consister, l'an 1745. MS.
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