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
Order of battle, 1746, Allied army
Ordre de Bataille de l'Armeè Allieè, au Mais du Maÿ 1746
c.1746Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | 24.0 x 38.4 cm (image) | RCIN 730035
Regimental rectangles are coloured according to nationality of the troops: British (red); Austrians (green); Hanoverians (yellow); Hessians (blue).
The General Officers of the First Line, under the command of General Feldmarechaux Prince de Waldeck and the Comte de Bathÿani are Feld Zeugmeister Prince de Birckenfeldt, Sommerfeld, Geisrüg; Feldmarchal Lieutenant Couenders, Schwartzenberg, Smitsaert, Grüne, Holli; General Major Schack, Mattha, Veldmann, Zoute, Haller, Arberg, Gemmingen, Dalwig, Montignie, Rothes, Walbrun, Radicati; Brigadiers Hoeft, Schagen, Rohde, Spoërcken.
The General Officers of the Second Line are Feld Zeugmeister Prince de Wolfenbüttell Feldt Marchal Lieutenants Kolowrath, Prizikouskÿ; General Majors Hompesch, Caneburg, Glinstra, Zastrow, Bethlem, Lillers, Sincere, Isenburg, Bournonville; Brigadiers Schlippenbach, Vriebergen, Borch, Adelepsen, Bligh.
The Reserve Corps is commanded by Feld Marschal Lieutenant Baroniaÿ and General Major Morotz.
Additional text: [bottom left, a summary of the total numbers of battalions and squadrons, etc.]
Condition: five fold lines; surface dirt along left edge of recto; bottom right corner cut off diagonally. Verso: surface dirt along left and right edges; induced discolouration.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Watermark: I VILLEDARY
Mark stamped: 513
Condition: five fold lines; surface dirt along left edge of recto; bottom right corner cut off diagonally. Verso: surface dirt along left and right edges; induced discolouration
24.0 x 38.4 cm (image)
27.0 x 42.0 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Ordre de Bataille de l'Armeè Allieè, au Mais du Maÿ 1746.
Additional text:
[bottom left, a summary of the total numbers of battalions and squadrons, etc.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Order of Battle May 1746.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top left, red pencil:] 10/33 [the ‘33’ is crossed out in black pencil]; [top left, black pencil:] XII/33.
George III catalogue entry:
Order of Battle Ordre de Bataille de l’Armée Alliée sous le Prince de Waldeck et le Comte de Bathyani au mois de Mai 1746.
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