This website presents our knowledge and research on this important aspect of the Royal Collection. As of April 2026 it will not be regularly updated and new research on this topic will sit within the main website.

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War of the Austrian Succession (1740-8)

Includes much of the mapping collected by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, as Captain General of the British army

1745

      First section

      Various encampments, including in the UK

      Second section

      Siege of Tournai and Battle of Fontenoy

      Third section

      The Battle of Fontenoy

      Fourth section

      Campaigns in Poland and Flanders

      Fifth section

      Battle of Kesselsdorf and action in the Low Countries

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