Sieges, marches, encampments and battles in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands
Pierre Husson (1678-1733)
Battle of Denain, 1712
Battle of Denain, 1712
PLAN / de l'Entreprise et de L'Attacque / de / L'Armée Francoise Commandée / par le Mar:L / De Villars / Sur le Camp Retranchée a / Denain / Commandée par Mylord / Albemarle / Le 24e: Juillet 1712 or later
Etching and engraving; printed on paper; laid down on coarse linen | Scale: not stated. 1:28,000 approx | RCIN 726082
A map of the Battle of Denain, fought on 24 July between the French, commanded by Marshal Claude Louis Hector de Villars (1643-1734), and the Allied (Dutch and Austrian) army commanded by Prince Eugène of Savoy (1663-1736) and Arnold Joost van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle (1670-1718), resulting in a French victory. War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14). Oriented with north-east to top.
The map shows the crossing of the four bridges over the River Scheldt by the French in four columns at Neuville (Neuville-sur-Escaut 50°18ʹ00ʺN 03°21ʹ00ʺE), the old French lines which were made after the Battle of Malplaquet, lines of communication, surrounding villages, and the positions of the French and Allied troops. There is no separate explanation, or key, to the letters on the map.
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Pierre Husson (1678-1733) (publisher) [bottom of title cartouche:] A LA HAYE / Chez Pierre Husson.
B van Zijl (active 1708-15) (engraver) [bottom of title cartouche, in stone plinth:] B. V. Zÿl. Fesit [sic]
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Watermark: None
Condition: no fold lines; brown stains and foxing. Verso: top left, water-stained patch, shadow, and remnants from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label
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Scale: not stated. 1:28,000 approx.
29.1 x 44.8 cm (image and neatline)
30.4 x 46.3 cm (platemark)
35.5 x 48.9 cm (sheet)
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Printed title:
PLAN / de l'Entreprise et de L'Attacque / de / L'Armée Francoise Commandée / par le Mar:L / De Villars / Sur le Camp Retranchée a / Denain / Commandée par Mylord / Albemarle / Le 24e: Juillet 1712. [bottom, right of centre, in cartouche representing a stone plinth]
Annotations:
George III heading: Denain 24 July 1712.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top left, black pencil:] 121. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil:] 112; [top right, ink or black pencil, obscured by linen:] 121.; [bottom right, ink, obscured by linen:] C; [centre, red pencil:] 112.
George III catalogue entry:
Denain Plan de l'Entreprise et de l'Attaque de l'Armée Françoise sous le Marechal de Villars sur le Camp retranché a Denain sur l'Escaut, commandé par Milord Albemarle, le 24 Juillet 1712: chez Husson.
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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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Subject(s)
Denain, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France (50°19'45"N 03°23'39"E)
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