War of Austrian Succession. A collection of military art from the War of Austrian Succession, fought between the years of 1740 and 1748, and
including the battles of Dettingen and Hohenfriedburg.
Depicting the Black Watch. An ensign is pointing out to Butcher Cumberland, who was to shed the blood of so many Highlanders on the battlefield of Culloden the following year, to take note of those slain in Englands cause.
Item Code : DHM0019
Fontenoy by Skeoch Cumming. - Editions Available
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A restricted print run published in the late 1980s by permission of the Regimental Trustees of The Black Watch. Full Item Details
Image size 14 inches x 9 inches (36cm x 23cm)
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The Duke of Cumberland, their colonel, commanding the allied forces; measured his strength with Marshal Saxe, who was then besieging Tournay. The First Guards were on the right of the centre, in the first line, when the Duke, furious at the failure on both wings, ordered the masses of troops to attack. The infantry dashed forward between the village and the redoubt, and as the British Guards advanced over a low ridge, and saw the French Guards before them, a scene occurred which has become legendary in military history. 'Messieurs les Anglais, tirez les premiers!' is a phrase that bespeaks the old fashioned chivalry with which foemen worthy of each other's steel loved to treat one another. The story of what occurred is variously given. 'The officers of the English Guards,' says Voltaire, 'when in the presence of the enemy, saluted the French by taking off their hats. The Comte de Chabannes, and the Duc de Biron, who were in advance returned the salute, as d.........
Marshall Saxe and His Troops by Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier.
Marshall Saxe the French Marshall in charge of the French army during the War of Austrian Succession which included the Battles of Fontenoy and Dettingen.
Item Code : DHM0592
Marshall Saxe and His Troops by Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier. - Editions Available
King George II Knighting Trooper Brown After the Battle of Dettingen by J P Beadle.
Private Thomas Brown of the 3rd kings own regiment of Dragoons, is knighted by King George the II, (The last reigning British Monarch to be at a Battle) Brown had recaptured the regimental guidon from the French during the battle
Item Code : DHM0322
King George II Knighting Trooper Brown After the Battle of Dettingen by J P Beadle. - Editions Available
Battle of Hohen Friedburg or Hohenfriedeberg. The major battle of the War of Austrian Succession fought in 1745. When Charles Albert the Elector of Bavaria died in April 1745, His son Maximilian III Joseph became elector of Bavaria and supported Francis Stephen the husband of Empress Maria Theresa of the Holy Roman Empire for the crown of Austria. In return Francis Stephen would give back all Bavarian land taken by Austria. These events isolated Frederick the Great, as Charles Albert had been an Ally. The brother in law of Maria Theresa, Prince Charles of Loraine marched his army across the Sudetic mountains towards the Prussian army of Frederick the Great. The 85,000 strong Austrian and Saxon army moved into Silesia. Against them was the Prussian army of Frederick the Great 65,000 strong At Hohenfriedburg, 35 miles south west of Breslau, in present day Poland. On June 4th the Prussian army attacked the Saxon forces which were ahead of the Austrian army. The Prussian army tact.........
