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 at Schilde, 1747
ORDER of BATTLE of the ALLIED ARMY in Schilde Camp near ANTWERP 22d May 1747. / Cap.t Gen.l His Royal Highness WILLIAM Duke of Cumberland
1747 or laterPen, ink and watercolour on vellum | 13.5 x 27.0 cm (image and neatline) | RCIN 730113
The regimental rectangles are coloured according to uniform. The General Officers of the First Line are Marshals Waldeck and Bathiany; Generals Ligonier, Sommerfeldt, Hildbourghousen, Daun, Palffy; Lieutenant-Generals Hawley, Albemarle, Druchtleben, Prince Frederic, La Lippe, Tornacco, Mercy, Phillibert; Major-Generals Hammerstein, Yssenburg, Klinckowstrom, Wolffe, Zweebel, Leuwe, Villates, Arenberg, Bethlen, Uivary, Sincere, Puebla, Walbrun, Bournonville, Bentheim; Brigadiers Bligh, Wreden, Douglas, Price, Block, Borch, Rode, Grotenrai, Eversleu.
The General Officers of the Second Line are General Gaisruck, Lieutenant-Generals Dalwigh, Mansbach, Smissaert, Schwartzenberg, Grüne, Holly; Major-Generals Bland, Montigni, Howard, Zastrow, D'Envie, Glinstra, Lindtman, Wied, Haller, D'Arberg, Durlach, Winckelman, Puckou; Brigadiers Adelepsen, Houghton, Mordaunt, Sporcken, Elias, Sturler.
The Artillery is placed between the second and third line. The General Officers of the Third Line (Dutch cavalry) are Lieutenant-General Coenders; Major-Generals Cannenburg, Hompesch, Matha, Schaack; Brigadiers Vrybergen, Schlippenbach, Schagen, Hoeuft van Ooyen.
The reserve is commanded by General the Prince of Wolffenbuttel; Lieutenant-General Kollowrath; Major-Generals Lillers, Elverfeld, Radicatti.
Additional text: [bottom left, a summary of the total numbers of Imperial, British, Hanoverian, Hessian, Dutch and Bavarian battalions, squadrons of the first and second lines and the reserve, and the numbers of general officers.] [Bottom right, a summary of the numbers of pieces of field artillery of each nation.]
Condition: no fold lines.
John Anderson (active 1747-8) (draughtsman) [bottom right:] John Anderson / Serjt in The Rt / Hon:ble Col: Lord / G: Beauclercks / Regim:t of Foot / and Captain / Wm Master's / Company.
Watermark: N/A
Mark, stamped: 606
Condition: no fold lines
13.5 x 27.0 cm (image and neatline)
15.4 x 28.7 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
ORDER of BATTLE of the ALLIED ARMY in Schilde Camp near ANTWERP 22d May 1747. / [under the orders of] Cap.t Gen.l His Royal Highness WILLIAM Duke of Cumberland. [top]
Additional text:
[bottom left, a summary of the total numbers of Imperial, British, Hanoverian, Hessian, Dutch and Bavarian battalions, squadrons of the first and second lines and the reserve, and the numbers of general officers.] [Bottom right, a summary of the numbers of pieces of field artillery of each nation.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Order of Battle at Schilde 22 May 1747.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top right, black pencil:] 1747; [bottom left, black pencil, erased:] XIII/26.
George III catalogue:
Order of Battle Order of Battle of the Allied Army in Schilde Camp near Antwerp under the command of the Duke of Cumberland, 22.d May 1747: by Serj.t John Anderson. drawn on vellum.
Subject(s)
Schilde (Flanders, Belgium) 51°14'27"N 04°35'00"E
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