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, British and Austrian armies in Flanders 1742
Ordre de Bataille de L’Armée Britannique et Autrichienne en Flandres commandée par Sa Majesté Le Roi de la Grande Bretagne 1742
1742 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; some pricking through | 37.6 x 48.9 cm (image and sheet) | RCIN 728056
An order of battle of the British and Austrian armies under the command of George II (1683-1760) in Flanders, 1742. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48).
The tentative attribution to Schultz is made on stylistic grounds. The General Officers of the First Line, under George II, are: Marshals Duc D'Aremberg, Comte de Nieperg, Prince George de Hesse, Comte de Stair; General de Pontpietin; Lieutenant-Generals Von Wendt, Comte de Dunmore, and Honywood; Major-Generals Pauli, Wrangel, Soubiron, de Brandt, Howard, Greffendorff, Albemarle, Ligonier; Brigadiers Hammerstein, Monroy, Pulteney, Cornwallis, Frampton, Rothes.
The General Officers of the Second Line are: Lieutenant-Generals Sommerfeldt, Comte de Chanclos, Campbell; Major-Generals De Launay, von Ilten, Prince Frederick de Hesse, Cope, Hawly; Brigadiers Montignie, Huske, Onslow, Effingham, Ponsonby. The Reserve Corps is commanded by Lietenant-General Baron de Couriere.
Regimental names are given. The horse/dragoon and infantry rectangles are coloured according to nationality. British (red); Austrians and Hanoverians (green); Hessians (yellow). Other copies of this order of battle, in different hands, are at RCINs 728055 and 728057.
? George Augustus Schultz (active 1734-49) (draughtsman)
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys
Mark, stamped: 283
Condition: four fold lines. Verso: surface dirt on outside panels of folds (i.e., formerly folded face inwards); bottom, right of centre, ghosting, stains, and fragments from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label; centre of left edge, small tear; bottom right, corner cut off
37.6 x 48.9 cm (image and sheet)
Manuscript title:
Ordre de Bataille de L’Armée Britannique et Autrichienne en Flandres commandée par Sa Majesté Le Roi de la Grande Bretagne 1742 [top]
Additional text:
[bottom left, the totals of the squadrons and battalions in the first and second lines, and the reserve corps.] [Bottom right, the totals of 3- and 6-pounder cannon in the British, Austrian, Hanoverian and Hessian contingents.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Order of Battle 1742.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top right, black pencil:] 1742; [top right, black pencil:] 1.; [bottom centre, black pencil:] 1; [centre right, red pencil:] 1; [bottom, right of centre, red pencil:] 7/35.
George III catalogue entry:
Order of Battle Ordre de Bataille de l'Armée Britannique et Autrichienne en Flandres commandée par S.M. le Roi de la Grande Bretagne, 1742. MS.
Subject(s)
Flanders [Belgium]
Page revisions
14 March 2024
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