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
Battle of Lafelt, 1747
Plan de la Battaille de Laffelt entre Laile Gauche de L'Armée des / Alliés Sous Le Comandement de Son A: Roÿale Monseigneur Le / Duc de Cumberland, et l'Armée Francoise. Le 2:me Jullet. 1747
c.1747Pencil, pen, red and black ink, and watercolour on paper; some pricking through | Scale: not stated. 1:32,000 approx. | RCIN 730130
A map of the Battle of Lafelt, fought on 2 July 1747 between the French army, commanded by Marshal Maurice Saxe (1696-1750) and the Allied army (Great Britain, Hanover, Austria, Dutch Republic), commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-65), Karl Josef Batthyány (1697-1772) and the Prince of Waldeck (1704-63) resulting in a French victory. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with south-west to top.
Another copy of RCIN 730129. The army rectangles are coloured according to nationality: Austrians (green); English (red); Hanoverians (yellow); Hessians (grey); Dutch (orange); French (blue). Pecked lines show the direction of the retreats of the Left Wing, and of the Austrian and Dutch troops, and of the direction of march of the French army.
François Hancko (active 1741-8) (draughtsman) [top left, below title, in title panel:] Representé par son très humble et Devoué serviteur / François Hancko Ingenieur au Servis de Sa Majesté Britanique
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, a ‘4’ suspending the letters WR below; countermark: I VILLEDARY
Mark, stamped: 623
Condition: one fold line; small tear to bottom of fold; induced discolouration on verso
Scale: not stated. 1:32,000 approx.
32.5 x 51.1 cm (neatline)
33.5 x 52.0 cm (image)
36.6 x 52.9 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Plan de la Battaille de Laffelt entre Laile Gauche de L'Armée des / Alliés Sous Le Comandement de Son A: Roÿale Monseigneur Le / Duc de Cumberland, et l'Armée Francoise. Le 2:me Jullet. 1747. [top left, in rectangular panel]
Additional text:
[bottom right, a numerical key to the actions shown on the map during the battle.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Battle of Laffeldt 2 July 1747.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil, cropped:] 2[9]; [top left, black pencil:] XIII[/34]; [bottom, right of centre, black pencil, in Mason's hand?]: VII/29.
George III catalogue entry:
Laffeldt. Plan dessiné de la Bataille de Laffelt entre l'aile gauche de l'Armée des Alliées sous le commandement du Duc de Cumberland, et l'Armée Francoise, le 2 Juillet 1747: par F. Hancko Ing.r
Subject(s)
Lafelt, Limburg, Belgium (50°49'49"N 05°36'43"E)
Page revisions
14 March 2024
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