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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

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Order of battle of the Austro-Hungarian army, 1743

1743 or later

Pen and ink on paper | 18.5 x 33.6 cm (sheet) | RCIN 728114

An order of battle of the Allied army under the command of Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine (1712-80), 14 August 1743. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48).

Condition: four fold lines; formerly folded to 12.2 x 9.3 cm. Verso: surface dirt along fold lines.
  • Anonymous (cartographer)

    Subject(s)

    Army-Allied army (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48)
    Charles of Lorraine (1712-80)
  • Watermark: Coat of arms

    Mark, stamped: 339

    Condition: four fold lines; formerly folded to 12.2 x 9.3 cm. Verso: surface dirt along fold lines

  • 18.5 x 33.6 cm (sheet)

  • Manuscript title:

    Ordre de Bataille / Der Königl. Hungar. ... de Dato 14. Augusti: 1743 [under the command of Prince Charles of Lorraine.] [top]

    Annotations:

    George III heading: Order of Battle 14 Aug.t 1743.

    Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom right, red pencil:] 7/8; [bottom right, black pencil:] IX/35.

    George III catalogue entry:

    Order of Battle Ordre de Bataille de l’Armée de la Reine Hongrie sous le Prince Charles de Lorraine, le 14 d’Aout 1743. MS.

  • Subject(s)

    Germany

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  • 3 November 2024