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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

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      Order of battle, 1748, Allied army

      1748 or later

      Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; pricking through | 32.8 x 14.5 cm (image) | RCIN 731034

      An order of battle of the Left Wing of the Allied army, commanded by the Duke of Cumberland, 1 June 1748. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48).

      A rough draft with the regimental rectangles coloured according to nationality: British in red, Hanoverians in yellow, [Brunswickians?] in dark blue, against which is written the name of the regiment and a note of the colours of the facings of the coats.

      Condition: six fold lines. Verso: ink has migrated through from recto.

      • Anonymous (cartographer)

        Subject(s)

        Army-GB
        Army-Hanover
        Army-Brunswick
        Army-Allied army (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48)

      • Watermark: Horn in crowned shield, the letters L V G below

        Mark, stamped: 746

        Condition: six fold lines. Verso: ink has migrated through from recto

      • 32.8 x 14.5 cm (image)

        35.0 x 19.7 cm (sheet; greatest extent)

      • Manuscript title:

        No title

        Annotations:

        George III heading: Order of Battle 1 June 1748.

        Other annotations: none.

        George III catalogue entry:

        Order of Battle A drawn Sketch of the Order of Battle of the left Wing of the Allied Army commanded by the Duke of Cumberland, the 1.st June 1748.

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