War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14)
Sieges, marches, encampments and famous battles from 1701 to 1712 in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands
Order of battle of the Allied army at Almanza, 1707
Order of the Allies’s / Line of Battle at / Almanza
1707 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; laid down on linen | 35.6 x 24.2 cm (image and sheet) | RCIN 725090
An order of battle of the Allied army (English, Portuguese, Dutch and Spanish) at the Battle of Almanza, fought on 25 April 1707 between the French, commanded by James Fitzjames, 1st Duke of Berwick (1670-1734) and the Anglo-Portuguese army commanded by Henri de Massue, 2nd Marquis de Ruivigny, Earl of Galway (1648-1720) and António Luis de Sousa, 4th Count of Prado and 2nd Marquess of Minas (1644-1721), resulting in a French victory. War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14).
The attribution to Delahaye is made on stylistic grounds. One of the General Officers is named; all the regiments are named.
? Gabriel Delahaye (active 1689?-1723) (draughtsman)
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys
Mark, stamped: 113
Condition: no fold lines; four holes punched along the top and bottom edges; brown staining along bottom. Verso: heavy surface dirt along top edge
35.6 x 24.2 cm (image and sheet)
Manuscript title:
Order of the Allies’s / Line of Battle at / Almanza. [top left]
Additional text:
[top left, below title:] All them you see mark'd - / thus [three horizontal lines, one above the other] were not in the Line - / of Battle, but went with King - / Charles in to Arragon and were / the best Troops, The 1.st Line was / forcet to make a sufficient Front / so Y.t the Second Line was but - / weake [left, below text:] The Red are English / The Green Portuguese / The Blue Dutch / The yellow Spanish. [Left, a note that there were 46 battalions and 61 squadrons.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Order of the Battle of Almanza 25 April 1707.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil:] VI/3; [bottom left, red pencil:] 5/3; [top right, red pencil:] 1707.
George III catalogue entry:
Order of Battle Order of the Allies' Line of Battle at Almanza, 25.th April 1707. MS.
Subject(s)
Alamanza, Castille and Léon, Spain (42°40'38"N 05°00'49"E)
