Battle of Dettingen

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The Battle of Dettingen was a 1743 engagement in the War of the Austrian Succession in which British and allied forces defeated the French, notable as the last time a reigning British monarch personally led troops in battle.

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Battle of Dettingen canonical 11
Dettingen 2
Schlacht bei Dettingen 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alliedCommander George II of Great Britain
John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair
alsoKnownAs Battle of Dettingen
surface form: Schlacht bei Dettingen
associatedWith Te Deum
surface form: Dettingen Te Deum by George Frideric Handel
belligerent Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Electorate of Hanover

Great Britain
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy

Kingdom of France
Hesse-Kassel
surface form: Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
campaign 1743 campaign in Germany
casualtiesAndLosses around 2,000 Allied killed and wounded (approximate)
around 4,000–5,000 French killed, wounded, and captured (approximate)
cause dispute over the Austrian succession after the death of Charles VI
combatantStrength approximately 23,000–26,000 French troops engaged
approximately 35,000 Allied troops
commander George II of Great Britain
Jean Baptiste François de La Baume, Marquis de La Valette
Noailles, Adrien Maurice de
conflict War of the Austrian Succession
country Germany
surface form: Germany (modern)
date 16 June 1743 (Old Style)
27 June 1743
followedBy Battle of Fontenoy
frenchCommander Noailles, Adrien Maurice de
surface form: Adrien Maurice de Noailles

Louis de Noailles
hasParticipant British Army
French Army
Hanoverian Army
Hessian troops
historicalSignificance symbolic assertion of British support for the Habsburg succession
location Dettingen am Main
Prince-Archbishopric of Mainz
surface form: Electorate of Mainz

Holy Roman Empire
monarchPresent George II of Great Britain
monarchRole George II personally present on the battlefield
notableFor last time a reigning British monarch personally led troops in battle
partOf War of the Austrian Succession
precededBy Battle of Campo Santo
result Allied victory
river River Main
surface form: Main River
strategicObjective relief of the Allied army threatened with encirclement near the Main River
territorialContext took place in the Holy Roman Empire
theatre German theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession
year 1743

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George II of Great Britain notableBattle Battle of Dettingen
War of the Austrian Succession majorBattle Battle of Dettingen
Battle of Dettingen alsoKnownAs Battle of Dettingen
this entity surface form: Schlacht bei Dettingen
Duke of Cumberland notableEvent Battle of Dettingen
subject surface form: Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
Blues and Royals battleHonoursInclude Battle of Dettingen
this entity surface form: Dettingen
6th Regiment of Foot battleHonour Battle of Dettingen
this entity surface form: Dettingen
Dettingen am Main knownFor Battle of Dettingen
Dettingen am Main significantEvent Battle of Dettingen
Prince William, Duke of Cumberland battle Battle of Dettingen
John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair notableEvent Battle of Dettingen
Pragmatic Army battle Battle of Dettingen
Prince Waldeck participatedIn Battle of Dettingen