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War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14)

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    Order of battle of Dutch and English armies at Bethlem, 1708 (or Bethlehem; now part of Herent, Flanders, Belgium) 50°54'31"N 04°40'14"E

    1708 or later

    Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on thin paper; pricking through | 22.2 x 34.2 cm (image and sheet) | RCIN 726001

    An order of battle of the Dutch and English armies, under the command of Henry, Count of Nassau, Lord of Overkirk [Hendrik van Nassau, Heer van Ouderkerk] (1640-1708), and John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), at the camp at Bethlem in Flanders, 8 June 1708. War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14).

    The General Officers of the First Line are Generals Duc de Würtemb: Comte De Tillÿ, Prince D'Orange, Mÿl=or Churchil; Lieutenant-Generals Dompre, Oostfriese, Albemarle, Heuklom, Pr.ce Holst: Becq, Oxenstiern, Widders, Orcknaÿ, Bulou, Roos, Wood, Lumleÿ; Major-Generals Rantzau, Athlone, Pr:ce D'ouvergne, Lalecq, Hess: Homb: Swertzel, Week, Soutland, Mourraÿ, Lauder, Rantzau, Merredith, Argÿl, Webb, Bauditz, S:t Laurentz, Palmes, Cadogam; [Brigadiers] Brochtorff, Plattenburg, Baldwÿn, Rechtern, M: de. Nassau, Schmettau, Schlippenbach, Boisset, Wassenar, Wertmüller, Nassau Wouderberg, Ranck, Gauvain, Sabine, Primrose, Nortingraÿ, Temple, Chanclous, Pentz, Evans, Siebourg, Kellum, Stairs.

    The General Officers of the Second Line are General Comte De Lottum, Lieutenant-Generals Rantzau, Hompesch, Oÿen, Topff, Fagel, Sparr, Dedem, Natzemar; Major-Generals Fittinghoff, Pr:ce D'Hesse, Erbach, Hohndorff, Willats, Collÿars, Weldern, Palland, Berensd: Tetlau, Dänhoff, Bodtmer, Devehne; [Brigadiers] Dewitz, Grovestein, Pr:ce Würtemberg, Starckenberg, Eck, Du Portal, Bielcke, Gaudecker, Huffel, Elst, Berner, Keppel, Du Bruille, Gromeau, Croon, Troussel, Borck, Matha, Rheden, Spaan, Hackeborn.

    The officer in command of the Dutch artillery is Colonel D'Ÿssel, and in charge of the English artillery is Colonel Hübkes. All the regiments are named.

    Additional text: [bottom left, a summary of the numbers of battalions (112), squadrons of horse (113) and squadrons of dragoons (67)]

    Condition: four fold lines; worn along folds; trimmed to edge of image; considerable foxing. Verso: surface dirt on outer fold panels.

    • Anonymous (cartographer)

      Subject(s)

      Army-Dutch
      Army-England

    • Watermark: A horn in a crowned shield, a ‘4’ below, suspending the initials WR above the letters AI

      Mark, stamped: 119

      Condition: four fold lines; worn along folds; trimmed to edge of image; considerable foxing. Verso: surface dirt on outer fold panels

    • 22.2 x 34.2 cm (image and sheet)

    • Manuscript title:

      Ordre de Bataille / De L’Armée de Leurs Haute Puÿssances les Etats D’Holland: Dans le Camps de Bethlehem Le = 8me de Juin = i708.

      Additional text:

      [bottom left, a summary of the numbers of battalions (112), squadrons of horse (113) and squadrons of dragoons (67)]

      Annotations:

      George III heading: Order of Battle at Betlehem 8 June 1708.

      Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top left, red pencil:] 1/44; [top right, black pencil:] 1708.

      George III catalogue entry:

      Order of Battle Ordre de Bataille de l'Armée des Etats d'Hollande dans le Camp de Bethlehem le 8 de Juin 1708. MS. [The same entry occurs under the heading Betlehem.]

    • Subject(s)

      Bethlehem now part of Herent, Flanders, Belgium (50°54'31"N 04°40'14"E)

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