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 French and Allied army in Flanders and Bois-le-Duc, 1712
ORDRE DE BATAILLE de L'ARMEE des HAUTES ALLIES en FLANDRES fait au Camp de BOIS le 16den. July 1712. / [under the command of] Son Altesse Monseigneur, le Prince...
1712 or laterTwo letterpress-printed orders of battle on the same sheet of paper; laid down on two pieces of coarse linen stitched together | 45.7 x 39.3 cm (image) | RCIN 726081
The General Officers of the First Line of the Allied army are: Generals Duc de Wurtenberg, Comte de Albermarle, Dopff, Pr: Hereditair de Hessen, Son Excellence le Baron de Fagell, Comte de Vehlen; Lieutenant-General Cheuse, Gerstorf, Schwertzell, Oyen, Athlone, Laleck, Erbach, Pr: Guil: de Hessen, Vitinghoff, Hompesch, Heiden, Morray, Vander Beek, Palant, Feigenbach, Wilckens, Falckenstein; Major-General Schmettau, Boisset, Stocken, Pr. de Hessen, Philipsthall, Ek, Britzelwitz, Craling, Chanclos, Pr: Wurtenb[erg], Sterckenb[erg], Posern, Rechtern, du Portaille, Grovestein, Schlippenb[ach], Els, Nass[au], Wouburg, Huffell, Keppell, Berner, Dahlberg, Holstein, Milckau, Seckerd:, Benewall, Atth:, Lobkow[itz], Croix.
The General Officers of the Second Line of the Allied army are: Generals Prince de Anhalt Dessau, Baron de Bulow, Comte de Tettz; Lieutenant-Generals Natsamar, St. Laurent, Schoulenbourg, Pr. Holsteinbeck, Döhna, Cottiar, Lauder, Rantsow, Aurox, Haxthausen, Schellardt; Major-Generals Pannewitz, du Portaille, Borck, Troisfell, Bothmer, Pentz, Wasnar, Vegelin, Lansbergen, Prince Wurtenberg, Gauvain, Sacken, Vehlen, Hatzfeldt, Schönborn, Wolffs-Kehl.
A recapitulation of the Allied army gives a total of 275 squadrons and 121 battalions.
The General Officers of the First Line of the French army are: Generals le Marechal de Montesquiou, Comte d'Arco; Lieutenant-Generals de Vivans, du Rossell, St. Mauriere, Bourgemain, Conflans, Silly Mortaigny, Nille, Choissell, Villars, Nanges, Gassion; Major-Generals Pr. de Saignely, d'Estrades, Vaudimont, d'Espinage Maiton d'Arco, l'Estinay, Simiane, Croisy, Bourg. d'Avarray, la Tresiliere, Pezeuse.
The General Officers of the Second Line of the French army are: Lieutenant-Generals Chevallier de Luxenbourg, Hautforth, la Valiere; Major-Generals Pr. Charles Revignan, Vieux Pont, Mouchy, Montserau, Lec, Permangle, Coigny, Tesse.
The Reserve (horse) of the French army is commanded by Lieutenant-Generals Joffreuille (25 squadrons) and Rohann (24 squadrons). The French artillery comprises two battalions of Royal Artillery and two battalions of Bombadiers. The recapitulation of the French army gives a total of 258 squadrons and 145 battalions.
The Brigadiers of both lines of both armies are also named, as are the regiments, together with the numbers of squadrons or battalions of each.
Condition: one fold line; very foxed and stained brown. Verso: bottom, right of centre, water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Watermark: Indistinct, obscured by linen backing: fleur-de-lys in shield, crown above. [Verso, bottom, right of centre, on white paper strip, cropped:] CO.
Condition: one fold line; very foxed and stained brown. Verso: bottom, right of centre, water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label
45.7 x 39.3 cm (image)
48.2 x 41.6 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
ORDRE DE BATAILLE de L'ARMEE des HAUTES ALLIES en FLANDRES fait au Camp de BOIS le 16den. July 1712. / [under the command of] Son Altesse Monseigneur, le Prince EUGENE de Savoye, / [and] Son Excellence Monsieur le Comte de Tilly. // L'ORDRE de BATTAILLE de l'Armée du ROY de FRANCE en FLANDRES de L'ann. 1712 / [under the command of] Monseigneur le Marechall de Villars. [two letterpress orders of battle, one of the Allied army and one of the French army, on one sheet]
Annotations:
George III heading: Order of Battle 16 July 1712.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top right, black pencil:] 120. (Verso) [top, right of centre, ink, obscured by white paper strip:] Order of Battle; [top right, ink, obscured by linen:] 120.; [top right, ink, obscured by linen:] C; [bottom, right of centre, possibly in red ink, obscured by white paper strip: the old heading]; [bottom, left of centre, black pencil:] 111; [right, centre, red pencil:] 111.
George III catalogue entry:
Order of Battle Ordre de Bataille de l'Armée des Hauts Alliés en Flandres commandée par le Prince Eugene fait au Camp de Bois le 16 Juillet 1712. L'Ordre de Bataille de l'Armée du Roy de France en Flandres commandée par le Marechal de Villars l'an 1712.
Subject(s)
's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands (51°41'57"N 05°18'15"E)
