Mapping collected by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
Anonymous
Order of battle of the Austrian army on the Upper Rhine, 1743
Order of battle of the Austrian army on the Upper Rhine, 1743
Ordre de Bataille / De l'Armée de Sa Majté la Reine d'Hongrie et de Boheme: Campe sur le haut Rhin le 1e de Sebte: Ao 743 / S: Alte: Monseigneur le Prince Charl de Lorraine 1743 or later
Pencil, pen and ink on paper; pasted down on thick paper | 14.6 x 19.4 cm (image and neatline) | RCIN 728119
An order of battle of the Allied army in the Upper Rhine on 1 September 1743. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48).
The General Officers commanding the First Line are Generals de Cavallerie Comte de Hochenembs, Par: Thijngen, Pr: Lichtenstein; Generals: F: M: L: Saxgotha, [fist]: Ignon, Damnits, Mercÿ, Königsegg, Wallis, Preÿsing, Pallajra; General Majors Luquesi, Spada, Serbellonj, dungern, Rogendorf, Leo: Palfi, Roth, Starnberg, Picolomi: forgatz, Pretlak, Przihofslj.
The General Officers commanding the Second Line are General de Cavallerie Pr: Waldeck; Generals F: M: L: Carl Palffj, Lünkenfeld, Geisruck; Platz; Leo; Daun; Philbert; [C:St:] Ignon; General Majors Kalckreiter, Gelhaÿ, Tornatio, Chelignj, Andreasj, Andlau, Marchal Schmerzing, Dessine.
The General Officers commanding the Third Line are General de Cavallerie Bar: Perlichingen; Generals F: M: L: Festetitz, Bernes, Ghÿlanj; General Majors Trips, Pentheimb, [Z or L]oiatelj, Pr: Esterhasi, Navasti.
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Anonymous (cartographer)
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Watermark: None visible
Mark, stamped: 343
Condition: two fold lines; worn along folds
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14.6 x 19.4 cm (image and neatline)
14.8 x 19.7 cm (sheet)
17.9 x 22.8 cm (mount)
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Manuscript title:
Ordre de Bataille / De l'Armée de Sa Majté [sic] la Reine d'Hongrie et de Boheme: Campe sur le haut Rhin le 1e de Sebte: Ao [1]743 / [under the command of] S: Alte: Monseigneur le Prince Charl de Lorraine.
Annotations:
George III heading: Order of Battle 1 Sept.r 1743.
Other annotations: (Recto) [bottom right, inside neatline, black pencil:] 39 (Verso) [bottom right, black pencil, obscured by paper mount:] 47; [bottom left, black pencil, obscured by mount:] 23.
George III catalogue entry:
Order of Battle Ordre de Bataille de l’Armée de S.M. la Reine d’Hongrie et de Boheme sous le Prince Charles de Lorraine, campée sur le Haut Rhin le 1 Sept.re 1743. MS.
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Probably from the collection of military and naval maps and prints formed by Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-65), third son of George II; subsequently acquired by George III (1738-1820)
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