War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14)
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Order of battle of the Allied army at Meldert, 1706
The order of Battle of the Confederate Army, at the Camp of Meldert, June 28.1706. / [under the command of] His Higness the Prince and Duke of MARLBOROUGH, Captain General of her Britānick...
1706 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; laid down on linen | 38.0 x 49.2 cm (image and sheet) | RCIN 725076
An order of battle of the Allied army, commanded by John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722) at Meldert, 19 June 1706. War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14).
The attribution to Gabriel Delahaye is made on stylistic grounds.
The General Officers commanding the First Line are Generals Tilly and Churchill; Lieutenant-Generals Wirtemberg, Dompré, Oostfriese, Albermarle, Schulten, Fagel, Spaar, Dedem, Ingoldsby, Orckney, Vandernath, Bulow, Lumley; Major-Generals Rantzow, Athlone, P.ce d'Auvergne, La Leck, Hesse Hombourg, Wick, Welderen, Collier, Villate, Rantzou, Webb, Argile, Withers, Villars, Schuylemburg, Ross, Wood; Brigadiers Broeekdorf, Plettenberg, Baldwin, Wirtenbergh, Brislewitz, Eck, Posern, Maurice Nassau, Bauditz, Slippenbagh, Schwartzill, Wassenaer, Hamilton, Els, Huffell, Waudenbourg, Gaudecker, Starke, Nart & Grey, Temple, Meredith, Mattha, Chanclos, Pents, Palmes, Stairs.
The General Officers of the Seond Line, commanded by General Lottum, are Lieutenant-Generals Rantzow, Hompesch, Oyen, Dopff, Heucklome, Holstein-Beeck, Oxenstiern, Natsmar; Major-Generals Vittinghoff, P.ce W.m of Hesse, Franckenberg, Erbagh, Erbevelt, Murtay, Zoutland, Palland, Berensdorf, Tettau, Denhoff, S.t Laurents, Devayne; Brigadiers Dewitz, Reghteren, Pawel, Grovestein, Starkenbourg, Cralingen, Schmettau, Portal, Boisset, Zitten, Vegelin, Berner, Landsberg, Vertmuller, Keppell, Gauvain, Croone, Berg, Rheden, Spaen, Hackleborn.
The rear is brought up by the Dutch artillery of 60 cannon and the English artillery with 44 cannon. Squadrons of Horse are shown in blue, Dragoons in yellow, and the Foot in red.
? Gabriel Delahaye (active 1689?-1723) (draughtsman)
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys; countermark: C D G
Mark, stamped: 104
Condition: no fold lines; five holes punched down each side. Verso: surface dirt along left edge
38.0 x 49.2 cm (image and sheet)
Manuscript title:
The order of Battle of the Confederate Army, at the Camp of Meldert, June 28.1706. / [under the command of] His Higness the Prince and Duke of MARLBOROUGH, Captain General of her Britānick Maje. Forces. [across top]
Additional text:
[bottom left, a key to the portrayal of squadrons of horse, dragoons and battalions of foot, together with a summary of the numbers of battalions and squadrons in the first, and second lines.
Annotations:
George III heading: Order of Battle at Meldert 28 June 1706.
Other annotations: (Recto) [in title, black pencil, an ‘h’ is written above ‘Higness’]. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil, illegible]; [top left, black pencil:] V/74; [top left, red pencil:] 4/75; [top left, black pencil:] B-18.
George III catalogue entry:
Order of Battle The Order of Battle of the Confederate Army commanded by the Duke of Marlborough at the Camp of Meldert, 18 June 1706. MS.
Subject(s)
Meldert, Flanders, Belgium (50°47'17"N 04°50'15"E)
