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  Dettingen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dettingen an der Erms in the district of Reutlingen in Baden-Württemberg
Dettingen an der Iller in the district of Biberach in Baden-Württemberg
Dettingen unter Teck in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg
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 Dettingen, Battle of - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Dettingen, Battle of   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In the War of the Austrian Succession, battle in the Bavarian village of that name where on 27 June 1743, an army of British, Hanoverians, and Austrians under George II defeated the French under Adrien-Maurice, duc de Noailles (1678–1766).
George II took command of an Allied army of 42,000 English, Austrian, and Hanoverian troops in stand-off positions against a French army of about 50,000 which held the river bridges and were protected by marshy ground in front and guns behind them.
This was the last battle in which a British sovereign led his troops in person.
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 Battle of Dettingen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Dettingen (German: Schlacht bei Dettingen) took place on June 16 (June 27 according to the Gregorian calendar, which the English had not officially adopted), 1743 at Dettingen in Bavaria during the War of the Austrian Succession.
During the battle, Lieutenant Colonel Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw warned his Regiment The Royal Scots Fusiliers not to fire until they could “see the white’s of their e’en.” A noted wit, Sir Andrew is also quoted as addressing his regiment thus: "Lads, you see they loons (young men) on yon' hill.
Dettingen has since 1947 been the name of one of the training companies at the UK's Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
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 The Battle of Dettingen 1743
The Battle of Dettingen is a highly significant victory for the British Army, being the only time in modern history that a British Force has been led into battle by a reigning monarch: King George II.
The Battle of Dettingen : a soldier of the Gardes Francaises
One of the principal French regiments of foot in the attack from Dettingen was the Garde Francaise.
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 Battle of Dettingen
The Battle of Dettingen took place on June 16 (some sources, no doubt using a different calendar, say June 27), 1743 at Dettingen in Bavaria during the War of the Austrian Succession.
It was the last time that a reigning King of Great Britain (George II) led his troops into battle.
The British forces, in alliance with those of Hanover and Hesse (the "Pragmatic Army" of 42,000 men), defeated a larger number of French under the duc de Noailles.
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 Battle of Toulon (1744) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The naval Battle of Toulon or Battle of Cape Sicié took place on 22 and 23 February 1744 (New Style) between 1:30 p.m.
This article about a battle in Spanish history is a stub.
This article about a battle in French history is a stub.
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 Historical Biographies, Nova Scotia: James Wolfe (1727-1759).
This was the Battle of Dettingen which occurred on June the 27th, 1743 (a battle, incidently, in which participated the 17 year old Robert Monckton who was to also play a significant role in the history of Nova Scotia).
The Battle of Dettingen had the markings of a battle (like so many which we have all experienced) by which the winner gaged himself a winner, more from what was avoided than from what was gained.
James Wolfe was present at the Battle of Falkirk which occurred on 17 January 1746; it was to be the last victory for the Highlanders.
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 James Wolfe - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
He was killed in the course of leading victorious British troops at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.
He participated in the campaign to defeat the Jacobite army of Bonnie Prince Charlie, taking part in the Battle of Culloden in 1746, and by 1758 he was a colonel.
Prior to the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, he issued a written document, known as Wolfe's Manifesto, to the civilians of the Canadien community, as a part of his strategy of psychological intimidation.
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 T. Brown
At Dettingen on 27 June 1743, the 3rd and the 7th won their first shared battle honour and captured the original silver drums.
During the battle the 3rd was detached to the left flank and were, after a time much reduced in numbers.
Dettingen was the last battle in which a British Monarch commanded the Army in person.
www.thequeensownhussars.co.uk /tbrown.htm   (504 words)

  
 Battle of Mollwitz: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Battle of Mollwitz was a Prussian A German inhabitant of Prussia
It was the first battle of the new Prussian king Friedrich II Frederick ii of prussia (friedrich der große frederick the great (january 24, 1712 - august 17, 1786) was a hohenzollern king of prussia 1740-86....
Battle of Dettingen The battle of dettingen (german: schlacht bei dettingen) took place on june 16 (some sources, no doubt using a different calendar, say june 27), 1743 at dettingen in bavaria during the war...
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 cars - Battle of Dettingen
The Battle of Dettingen (German: Schlacht bei Dettingen) took place on June 16 (some sources, no doubt using a different calendar, say June 27), 1743 at Dettingen in Bavaria during the War of the Austrian Succession.
During the battle, Lieutenant Colonel Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochaw warned The Royal Scots Fusiliers not to fire until they could “see the white’s of their e’en.”
Dettingen Company is the short-course Company (for example, Territorial Army Commissioning Courses) at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and is named after the battle.
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 American Revolution - American war of independence
Following the battle of Brandywine Creek on 11th September 1777 the British took Philadelphia and Washington settled in for the winter in Valley Forge to the North of the city, making his last effort of the year in the attack on Germantown.
A major feature of every battle of the period was the pall of gun powder smoke generated by the cannon and musket fire.
As the battle progressed the weapons became befouled and increasingly difficult to load and fire efficiently.
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 Lancashire Fusiliers -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Regiment served in the Glorious Revolution under King William III and at the Battle of the Boyne in July of 1690 and Aughdrn in 1691.
The regiment distinguished itself at the Battle of Dettingen in June, 1743, and at Fontenoy in May, 1745, and served in the Battle of Culloden in April of 1746.
During Battle of France of World War II, the 1/8 Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, along with battalions of the Royal Norfolks and the Royal Scots, were overrun on 26-27 May 1940 around the village of Locon, 2 kilometres north of Bethune.
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 The Queen's Royal Hussars Offical Website
Thomas Brown received over seven wounds recapturing the Regimental Guidon from the French; he was knighted for his gallantry by King George II on the night after the battle.
At one stage of the battle when the French Household Troops were bearing down on the British line, the 4th Dragoons along with the 7th Dragoons and the remains of the 3rd Dragoons charged three times into the oncoming enemy and succeeded in turning them back.
Dettingen was the last battle in which the Sovereign led his army into action.
www.qrh.org.uk /dettingen.htm   (239 words)

  
 Regimental Battle Honours
Battles fought by the 33rd and 76th Regiments which are not commemorated on the Colours
Listed next are some battles of the 33rd and 76th which are not shown on the Colours but should not, on that account, be forgotten.
Eventually no less than ten Battle Honours were awarded to the 33rd and 76th for their services during the long period of the wars against Napoleon.
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 The Battle of Dettingen 1743   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
I have several times the honour of speaking with him just as the battle began, and was often afraid of his being dash'd to pieces by the cannon-balls.
A horse I rid at the first attack was shot in one of his hinder legs, and threw me; so I was obliged to do the duty of an adjutant all that and the next day on foot, in a pair of heavy boots.
I lost with the horse, furniture and pistols which cost me ten ducats; but three days after the battle got the horse again, with the ball in him, and he is now almost well again, but without furniture and pistols....
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 Battle of Dettingen: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Battle of Dettingen (German German language quick summary:
German (called deutsch in german; in german the term germanisch is equivalent to english germanic), is a member of the western group of germanic...
Dettingen Company is the short-course Company (for example, EHandler: no quick summary.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/battle_of_dettingen.htm   (503 words)

  
 Battle Index
Dogger Bank, naval battle of, 24 January 1915
Downs, battle of the (Naval battle), 21 October 1639
Drina, battle of the, 8-17 September 1914 (Serbia)
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 1742 - 1748 War of the Austrian Succession
There, near Frankfurt in 1743, was fought the Battle of Dettingen in which the 33rd particularly distinguished itself.
This resulted in a defeat for the French and the award of the Battle Honour 'Dettingen' to the Regiment, its first.
Dettingen was followed in 1745 by the Battle of Fontenoy, where the British infantry, under heavy fire, marched up to within pistol shot of the enemy and received their volley before firing a shot.
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 Historical Biographies, Nova Scotia: Robert Monckton (c1726-1782).
One of the more notorious battles that had taken place during this war was the Battle of Dettingen; it took place on June the 27th, 1743, in an area that we now know as Germany.
At Dettingen the English and the Austrians avoided destruction due to "the impetuosity of the French horse and the dogged obstinacy with which the English held their ground.
Another battle in which Monckton was involved was that which took place near a little hamlet in Belgium, Fontenoy; it unfolded on April 31st, 1745.
www.blupete.com /Hist/BiosNS/1700-63/Monckton.htm   (3190 words)

  
 traditions
Purcell was the regiment's second-in-command at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690; his spurs were handed down to be worn by successive seconds-in-command until 1842, when they were lost in a fire in Montreal.
At the Battle of Minden in 1759 the redcoats wore roses during the fighting.
This commemorates an incident at the Battle of Alexandria, 1801, when the 28th, 42nd and 58th Regiments beat off a French attack on two fronts by turning their rear ranks back-to-back with the front ranks.
www.battlefield-site.co.uk /traditions.htm   (1664 words)

  
 Earl of Chatham, AFTER THE BATTLE OF DETTINGEN, DECEMBER 1, 1743.
THE battle of Dettingen was the last in which any English monarch has appeared personally in the field.
It was fought near a village of this name in Germany, on the banks of the Mayn, between Mayence and Frankfort, on the 19th of June, 1743.
But the battle of Czaslau fully convinced him that the French designed chiefly to play one German prince against another, in order to weaken both; and perhaps he had before this discovered, that, according to the French scheme, his share of Silesia was not to be so considerable as he expected.
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 Military Prints, Battle of Dettingen
The Battle of Dettingen, fought on the 27th June 1743, was the major battle of the war of the Austrian succession, the British main allies were the Austrian army and Hanoverian, but most of the fighting was done by the British troops who suffered over 800 casualties in the battle of Dettingen
The battle of Dettingen in 1743, was not very creditable to the tactical skill of either side.
The English cavalry greatly distinguished themselves at Dettingen, and the name of the battle is borne on the colours of the Life Guards.
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 Military Art by J.P.Beadle
In 1904 he exhibited a scene of the Battle of Dettingen and during the first decade of the twentieth century painted a number of canvases of the wars against Napoleon.
Napoleon is shown at the Battle of Waterloo while his horse artillery are moved forward and the regiment of Cuirassiers are cheering their emperor.
The second Battle of the Somme was the start of the German Spring offensive of the 21st March 1918.
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 History of Friedrich II of Prussia V 14 - Chapter V.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Impetuous Stair was thwarted, by flat protest of his German colleagues, especially by D'Ahremberg, in FORCING battle on those rash terms: 'We Austrians absolutely will not!' said D'Ahremberg at last, and withdrew, or was withdrawing, he for his part, across the River again.
Dettingen itself, in spite of the rumoring of Gazetteers and temporary persons, had no result,--except the extremely bad one, That it inflated to an alarming height the pride and belligerent humor of his Britannic, especially of her Hungarian Majesty; and made Peace more difficult than ever.
Some ten days after Dettingen, Broglio (who was crackling off from Donauwurth, in view of the Lines of Schellenberg, that very 27th of June) ended his retreat to the Rhine Countries; "glorious," though rather swift, and eaten into by the Tolpatcheries of Prince Karl.
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 Notes
[NI039] Edward was a Cavalryman in the English forces in the Battle of Dettingen, Germany in 1743.
This battle is memorable as the last battle in which an English King accompanied his forces in the field.
Nothing is known of his service after Dettingen but when his wife died in 1749 she was listed as a widow.
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 Battle of Dettingen, King George II
Battle of Dettingen, King George II Wootton, V208
The Battle of Dettingen in historical art print Battle of Dettingen by John Wootton.
King George II is shown overlooking the battle of Dettingen.
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 Dettingen, 1743
Well-fed troops have often done much, but when Englishmen, Scotsmen and Irishmen are fighting, not only for their King, but for their dinner, they have, in the words of Carlyle, "the depths of potential rage almost unquenchable".
A body of 25,000 of the enemy was drawn across the Maine between Dettingen and Hanau, under the command of the nephew of De Noailles, the fire-eating De Grammont.
The British, too, continued their forward movement, and presently there was the shock of battle.
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James became a soldier early because of the influence of his father, Edward Wolfe who was an officer in the army.
He joined his father's regiment at 13 and saw action at 16 years when he fought at the Battle of Dettingen in 1743 after which he became a Lieutenant and the next became Captain of the King's Regiment of Foot.
He then led the British army on Quebec where he planned the surprise attack on the plaines of Abraham to capture Quebec, but he died in the battle and became a national hero along with his enemy, Montcalm.
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