War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14)
Sieges, marches, encampments and famous battles from 1701 to 1712 in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands
Siege of Bouchain, 1711
PLAN: / von / BOUCHAIN: / mit / Dehnen Attaques / so den 22ten Aug: / 1711 geöffnet, und / biß d 12 ten 7br / gedauert hat
1711 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; laid down on two pieces of coarse linen stitched together | Scale: not stated. 1:4,000 approx. | RCIN 726074
The date of 6 August-13 September for the beginning of the siege and surrender of the fortress is taken from Ostwald (2007), p.343.
This large-scale plan shows the detail of the fortifications and approach trenches and the lines of fire from the Allied batteries from the two attacks made by Lieutenant-General François Nicolaas, Baron von Fagel (1645-1718), and the third attack commanded by Lieutenant-General Schwartzel.
Condition: no fold lines; trimmed after having been laid down on linen; some foxing. Verso: bottom left, shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, a ‘4’ suspending the letters WR below
Mark, stamped: 145
Condition: no fold lines; trimmed after having been laid down on linen; some foxing. Verso: bottom left, shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label
Scale: not stated. 1:4,000 approx.
37.5 x 23.4 cm (image and neatline)
38.1 x 23.9 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
PLAN: / von / BOUCHAIN: / mit / Dehnen Attaques / so den 22ten Aug: / 1711 geöffnet, und / biß d 12ten 7br / gedauert hat [bottom right, in rectangular panel]
Annotations:
George III heading: Bouchain 7 August - 14 Sept.r 1711.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top right, black pencil, crossed out in black pencil:] 36.; [top right, black pencil:] 116.. (Verso) [bottom right, black pencil:] 107; [centre, red pencil:] 107.
George III catalogue entry:
Bouchain Plan dessiné de la Ville de Bouchain avec les attaques des Alliés en 1711.
Subject(s)
Bouchain, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France (50°17'06"N 03°18'53"E)
Bibliographic reference(s)
J. Ostwald, Vauban under siege: engineering efficiency and martial vigor in the War of the Spanish Succession, Leiden 2007
