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, 1747
1.r May 1747. Ordre de Bataille de L'Armée du Roy de France
1747 or laterPencil, pen and ink on paper | 37.9 x 49.5 cm (image, neatline, sheet) | RCIN 730106
The First Line comprises 82 squadrons and 52 battalions and is commanded by the following General Officers: Marshal Saxe; Lieutenant-Generals Clermont Gallerande, Chartres, Déstrées, de Bouteville, Clermont d'Amboise, Clare, Senneterre, Mirepoix, Löwendal, de Pons, Langeron, d'Eu; Marechaux de Camp Souvré, Monmorency, Rosen, de Broglie, Boudeville, de Fitzjames, Rooth, Firmarcon, D'Havré, Lorges, D'anlezy, Sourches, Pons, Noailles, de Brissac; Brigadiers de Brionne, d'Orlyck, Roquefeuile, Barbançon, d'Havrincourt, Tanus, Berville, Vence, Custine, Bonnaventure, Dunkell, Ruffingen, Bombelles, Bergyck, Bliniere, Salancy, Dantin, Charleval, Baucaire, La Guiche, Pujol, Dailly.
The Second Line comprises 72 squadrons and 42 battalions under the command of the following General Oficers: Lieutenant-Generals de Baviere, Armentieres, Dapcher, Salieres, Contades, Maubourg, Croissy, Brezé, Berching, Pontchartain, Du Chayla; Marechaux de Camp Muy, Ch. de Muy, Du Menil, Lussan, Guerchy, La Vauguion, Courten, La Marche, Montmorin, Choiseuil, Seaulx, Blet, Chabanois, Relingen; Brigadiers Du Corail, Doros, Brancas, de Croy, La Massaye, la Serre, Dollone, Pascal, Grandvillars, d'Esclimeux, de Pons, De Vaux, de Dreux, Stinville, Cernay, De Voyer, Maisonçelle, Pressures, de Montbarey.
The artillery is commanded by Lieutenant-General la Rocheaimont and Brigadiers Richecourt, Pumbecque and Fontenay. The Reserve troops are commanded by le Prince de Dombes. Commanding officers are named. Detached troops are under the command of M. le Comte de Clermont. The regimental rectangles are left uncoloured.
Additional text: [bottom right, a summary of the numbers of battalions and squadrons in the first and second lines and the reserve corps, and the detached corps:] Recapitulation.
Condition: ten fold lines; formerly folded to 14.2 x 7.2 cm; trimmed; worn along some fold lines. Verso: surface dirt on outside panel of folded document.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys; countermark: IV
Mark, stamped: 600
Condition: ten fold lines; formerly folded to 14.2 x 7.2 cm; trimmed; worn along some fold lines. Verso: surface dirt on outside panel of folded document
37.9 x 49.5 cm (image, neatline, sheet)
Manuscript title:
1.r May 1747. Ordre de Bataille de L'Armée du Roy de France. [top centre]
Additional text:
[bottom right, a summary of the numbers of battalions and squadrons in the first and second lines and the reserve corps, and the detached corps:] Recapitulation.
Annotations:
George III heading: Order of Battle 1 May 1747.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top, right of centre, black pencil, erased and barely legible:] Order of Battle; [right ink, on what was the outside panel of the folded document:] Armée de France / 1r: May 1747.
George III catalogue entry:
Order of Battle Ordre de Bataille de l'Armée de France commandée par le Roy le 1er. Mai 1747. MS.
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