Map of encampment and order of battle of allied armies at Douai, 1710 (Douai, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France) 50°22'00"N 03°04'00"E

A map of the encampments of the Allied army (Great Britain, Dutch Republic, Austria) at the siege of Douai, 23 April to 26 June 1710, by the Allied army, commanded by John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), resulting in the surrender of the town by the French. War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14). Oriented with west to top (compass rose).

The map shows the area to the west and north-west of Douai with part of the line of circumvallation, and the infantry encampments in one line and the cavalry in two lines. Within the line of circumvallation the regiments taking part in the two attacks are named and the commanding officers under the Princes of Orange and Anhalt Dessau are also named. The area covered extends from Lens (50°25'58"N 02°49'40"E) in the north-west to Ognie (Oignies 50°27'47"N 02°59'37"E), and from Faupou (Fampoux 50°18'06"N 02°52'23"E) in the south-west to Douai in the south-east.

The General Officers of the First Line under Marlborough are Le Comte de Tilly; Generals Prince Hered.^re D'Hesse Cassel, Prince D'Orange, Bülou; Lieutenant-Generals Topff, Erbach, Pr: W. D'Hesse, Vittinghoff, Oye, Heyden, Mourray, Van der Beeq, Paland, Rantzau, Witters, Meredith, Argyl, Orcknay, Schoulembourg, Wood, Cadogam, Ross, Lumly; Major-Generals Sax: Heilb:, Chanclous, Starkemb: Pr: Wurtemb:, Brisselvitz, Eck, Hamilton, Ivoy, Ranck, Vegelin, Temple, Nordt, Mackardtnay, S.^t Laurens, Pens, Bodtmar.

The General Oficers of the Seond Line under Marlborough are Generals Albemarle, Fagel, Prince Anhalt Dessau; Lieutenant-Generals Hompesch, Atlone, Pr: d'Auvergne, Laleck, Pr: Hess: Homb: Dohna, Collyars, Laudder, Fink, Natzemar; Major-Generals Cralinge, Rechtern, Schmettau, C: Maurice, Du Portal, Grovestein, Keppel, Wertmuller, Vecouse, N: Woudemb: Gouvain, Cron, Borck, De Troussel, Devennes, Portal, Dorffling. The Dutch artillery is commanded by Colonel Yssel; the English artillery is commanded by Colonel Hubkes.

Every regiment of Marlborough's army is named; the immediate commanding officers (probably Brigadiers-General) of the battalions and squadrons are also named. A total of 108 battalions and 158 squadrons.

The General Officers of the First Line of Prince Eugene's army are Generals Le Duc de Wurtemberg, Le Baron de Schoulenbourg, Le Comte Fels; Lieutenant-Generals Aurochs, Gersdorff, Wilckens, Fenniger, Mercy; Major-Generals Pr. de Weissenfeltz, Mülckau, Schwartzel, Boisset, Hohendorff, Sacken, N: Woudenb:, Wassenar, Dahlberg, Fechenbach, Schellard, Altheim, Prince Lobkowitz.

The General Officers of the Second Line of Prince Eugene's army are Generals Spiegel, Comte de Vehlen; Lieutenant-Generals Comte de Lagniaskou, Prince Holst:, Beeque, Bettendorff, Comte Efferen; Major-Generals De Cheuses, Canitz, Keppel, Berner, Sternfels, Zobel, Witgenstein, Schonborn, Vehlen. The artillery is in the rear.

Every regiment of Prince Eugene's army is named; the immediate commanding officers (probably Brigadiers-General) of the battalions and squadrons are also named. A total of 64 battalions and 116 squadrons.

Condition: one fold line; small hole bottom, left of centre. Verso: bottom, right of centre, water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.