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
GEORGE AUGUSTUS SCHULTZ (ACTIVE 1734-49)
Order of battle of the Imperial army in Alsace, 1744
Ordre de Bataille / de l'Armée du Prince Charles / en Alsace 1744
1744 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | 9.7 x 10.1 cm (image) | RCIN 729027
An order of battle of the Allied army under the command of Prince Charles of Lorraine in Alsace, 1744. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). The attribution to Schultz is made on stylistic grounds.
The order of battle is in three Lines. The General Officers of the First Line are le Comte de Traun; [Lieutenant-Generals] Berlichinger, Thüngen, Hohenembs; [Major-Generals] S. Gotha, Birchenf[eld], Schulemb[urg], Wolfenbuttel, Grüne, Leop[old] Daun, Phibert, Balayra; [Brigadiers] Locatelli, Bentheim, Marchall, Haremb[erg], Publa, L. Palfi, Tungern, Giulay, Kalckreuter.
The General Officers of the Second Line are General Feld Zugmeister le Prince de Waldeck; Preising, Mercy, Bornclau, J. Königseck, Bernes; Czerbelloni, Spada, Roth, Meligni, Durlach, Tornaco, Bretlach, Forgatsch.
The General Officers of the Third Line [Reserve] are Naidasdy, Fr. S. Ignon, Herbertstein, C. St.Ignon, Naidasdy; Esterhasy, Dassafi, Moringer, Minsky, Schmerzing, Beleznai, Trips. The General of Artillery is named as Feurstein.
Regiments are named. The regimental rectangles may be coloured according to the uniforms.
Condition: four fold lines.
The order of battle is in three Lines. The General Officers of the First Line are le Comte de Traun; [Lieutenant-Generals] Berlichinger, Thüngen, Hohenembs; [Major-Generals] S. Gotha, Birchenf[eld], Schulemb[urg], Wolfenbuttel, Grüne, Leop[old] Daun, Phibert, Balayra; [Brigadiers] Locatelli, Bentheim, Marchall, Haremb[erg], Publa, L. Palfi, Tungern, Giulay, Kalckreuter.
The General Officers of the Second Line are General Feld Zugmeister le Prince de Waldeck; Preising, Mercy, Bornclau, J. Königseck, Bernes; Czerbelloni, Spada, Roth, Meligni, Durlach, Tornaco, Bretlach, Forgatsch.
The General Officers of the Third Line [Reserve] are Naidasdy, Fr. S. Ignon, Herbertstein, C. St.Ignon, Naidasdy; Esterhasy, Dassafi, Moringer, Minsky, Schmerzing, Beleznai, Trips. The General of Artillery is named as Feurstein.
Regiments are named. The regimental rectangles may be coloured according to the uniforms.
Condition: four fold lines.
George Augustus Schultz (active 1734-49) (draughtsman)
Watermark: C & IHONIC [sic]
Mark, stamped: 372
Condition: four fold lines
9.7 x 10.1 cm (image)
26.5 x 19.6 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Ordre de Bataille / de l'Armée du Prince Charles / en Alsace 1744.
Annotations:
George III heading: Order of Battle 1744.
Other annotations: none.
George III catalogue entry:
Order of Battle Ordre de Bataille de l'Armée du Prince Charles en Alsace, 1744. MS.
Subject(s)
Alsace [France]
Page revisions
14 March 2024
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