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 Schlacht bei Dettingen
linked to: Battle of Dettingen
associatedWith Dettingen Te Deum by George Frideric Handel
linked to: Te Deum
belligerent Electorate of Hanover
Great Britain
Habsburg Monarchy
Kingdom of France
Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
linked to: 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 (modern)
linked to: Germany
date 16 June 1743 (Old Style)
27 June 1743
followedBy Battle of Fontenoy
frenchCommander 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
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 Main River
linked to: River Main
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 Schlacht bei Dettingen
linked to: Battle of Dettingen
Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland notableEvent Battle of Dettingen
subject linked to: Duke of Cumberland
Blues and Royals battleHonoursInclude Dettingen
linked to: Battle of Dettingen
6th Regiment of Foot battleHonour Dettingen
linked to: Battle of 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