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Dettingen, battle of
Dettingen, battle of, 1743. Britain entered the War of the Austrian Succession on the side of Maria Theresa and placed an army in the field in Germany under John Dalrymple, Lord Stair. In June 1743 it was trapped on the river Main near Hanau by a superior French force under Noailles. It succeeded in fighting its way to safety on the 27th mainly because of the musket fire of the infantry. George II led his troops into battle, sword in hand, with remarkable courage. This, the last time a British king fought in person, was a reminder of the original role of the monarch as battle-leader.
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JOHN CANNON. "Dettingen, battle of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Dettingen, battle of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Dettingenbattleof.html JOHN CANNON. "Dettingen, battle of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Dettingenbattleof.html |
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Dettingen, Battle of
Dettingen, Battle of (27 June 1743) An important victory for the British over the French in the War of the AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION. GEORGE II at the head of 40,000 British, Hanoverian, and Austrian troops marched from the Austrian Netherlands to the banks of the River Main. He was attacked by a larger French army under Noailles, but forced them back across the Main and finally across the River Rhine. George II was the last reigning British sovereign to take command on the battlefield.
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"Dettingen, Battle of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Dettingen, Battle of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-DettingenBattleof.html "Dettingen, Battle of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-DettingenBattleof.html |
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Dettingen, battle of
Dettingen, battle of, 1743. Britain entered the War of the Austrian Succession on the side of Maria Theresa and placed an army in the field in Germany under Lord Stair. In June 1743 it was trapped near Hanau by a superior French force. It succeeded in fighting its way to safety on the 27th mainly because of the musket fire of the infantry. George II led his troops into battle, sword in hand, with remarkable courage.
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JOHN CANNON. "Dettingen, battle of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Dettingen, battle of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Dettingenbattleof.html JOHN CANNON. "Dettingen, battle of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Dettingenbattleof.html |
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