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 Alphen (North Brabant, Netherlands) 51°28'54"N 04°57'30"E
1747 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; laid down on linen | 19.4 x 30.9 cm (image) | RCIN 730094
The names of all the commanding officers are given down to squadron/battalion level, together with the numbers of squadrons/battalions of each regiment. The regimental rectangles are coloured according to country of origin: British (red); Austrian; Hanoverian (yellow); Hessians (blue).
The General Officers of the First Line are Generals Sommerfeldt, Ligonier; Lieutenant-Generals Hawley, Dalwigh, Albemarle, Druchleben, Prince Hesse; Major-Generals Hammerstein, Zastrow, Wolffe; Brigadiers Bligh, Wreden, Douglas, Price, Borch.
The General Officers of the Second Line are Lieutenant-General Mansbach; Major-Generals Bland, Montigni, Yssenburg, Howard, Klinckowstrohm; Brigadiers Adelepsen, Houghton, Mordaunt, Block, Sporcken.
Condition: no fold lines.
? John Anderson (active 1747-8) (draughtsman)
Subject(s)
Army-GBArmy-HanoverArmy-HesseArmy-AustriaArmy-Allied army (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48)Watermark: A crown, the letters G R below
Mark, stamped: 587
Condition: no fold lines
17.2 x 30.6 cm (neatline)
19.4 x 30.9 cm (image)
19.7 x 31.0 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Ordre de Battaille de L'AILE GAUCHE de L'Armee Alliée Commande par / S:A:R: Monseigneur Le Duc de Cumberland Alphin Avril 1747.
Annotations:
George III heading: Order of Battle at Alphen in April 1747.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top left, black pencil:] 11/19 [the ‘19’ is crossed out in black pencil]; [top left, black pencil:] XIII/14; [top right, ink, crossed out in red pencil and obscured by white paper strip:] Order of Battle.
George III catalogue entry:
Order of Battle Ordre de Bataille de l'Aile Gauche de l'Armée Alliée commandée par le Duc de Cumberland a Alphin en Avril 1747. MS.
Subject(s)
North Brabant (Netherlands) 51°28'54"N 04°57'30"E
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