War of the Austrian Succession (1740-8)
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Order of battle, 1747, Flanders
Order of Battle of the Brittish Forces on their march from Maestricht to Breda. Oct: 1747
c.1747Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | 11.8 x 27.3 cm (image) | RCIN 730180.h
The arrangement is of two lines with the artillery between the second line and the reserves. The whole is under the command of H.R.H. the Duke of Cumberland. The First Line is commanded by General Sir John Ligonier (General of Cavalry), Lieutenant-Generals Albemarle and Hawley, and Major-General Blyth (R.N.B. Dragoons, Guards, Howward, Johnson, Campbell, Rich).
The Second Line is under the command of Lieutenant-General Charles Howard and Major-General Price (1st squadron Rothes, Pultney, Dejeans, Crawford, Fleming, Huske, 2nd squadron Rothes. The Reserves are under Lieutenant-General Earl of Crawford (1st squadron Cope, Douglas, Conway, 2nd squadron Cope).
Condition: flat, no fold lines.
One of a set of seven plans of encampments together with an order of battle by Daniel Paterson; all stitched together along the left edge (see RCINs 730180.a-h).
? Daniel Paterson (d. 1749) (draughtsman)
Watermark: None
Mark, stamped: 710
Condition: flat, no fold lines
11.3 x 27.0 cm (neatline)
11.8 x 27.3 cm (image)
15.4 x 29.8 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Order of Battle of the Brittish Forces on their march from Maestricht to Breda. Oct: 1747. [top]
Annotations:
George III heading: None
Other annotations: (Recto) [top left, ink:] No 8. (Verso) [top left, black pencil, cropped:] VII/49; [top left, black pencil, erased and partly illegible:] XIII/6[9-a].
George III catalogue entry:
Encampment Seven drawn Plans of the Encampments of the British Troops of the Allied Army in the Netherlands in marching into winter quarters, from Hoighten near Maestricht, the 14.th, to Ter Heyden near Breda the 26.th of Oct.r 1747: with the order of Battle of the Troops on their March; by D.l Paterson Eng.r [The same entry appears under the headings Order of Battle and Netherlands.]
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