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Order of battle at Culloden, 1746 (Culloden Moor, Highland Region, Scotland, UK) 57°28'00"N 04°05'00"W c.1746
Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | 37.3 x 30.4 cm (image and sheet) (image) | RCIN 730019
? Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-65)
Order of battle at Culloden, 1746 (Culloden Moor, Highland Region, Scotland, UK) 57?28'00"N 04?05'00"W c.1746
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An order of battle at Culloden, 1746. Jacobite Rebellion (1745-6).
This very rough diagram shows what appears to be a preliminary view, with several crossings out, of the proposed order of battle at the top of the sheet, below which is a more finished rendering, though still with crossings out: for example, Brigadier Gen Huske has been altered to Maj Gen Huske. The Duke of Cumberland is shown at the head. The attribution to the Duke of Cumberland is tentatively made and is based on the similarity of the script; regimental names have been added in a hand resembling that of Schultz.
Condition: eight fold lines. Verso: surface dirt along fold lines.Provenance
Probably from the collection of military and naval maps and prints formed by Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-65), third son of George II; subsequently acquired by George III (1738-1820)
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Medium and techniques
Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper
Measurements
37.3 x 30.4 cm (image and sheet) (image)
Markings
watermark: English coat of arms [Queen Anne?]; countermark: the letters G R inside two entwined leafed branches, the whole within a circle [not in Heawood or Churchill]
annotation: Old heading: Order of Battle at Culloden 16 April 1746. Other annotations: none.
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Alternative title(s)
Order of Battle april 16th, 1746.
Order of Battle. A rough Sketch of the Order of Battle of His Majesty’s Army under the Duke of Cumberland at Culloden; 16.th April 1746.
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