Military History--Orders of Battle

43 diagrammatic representations of the disposition of troops, including 5 panoramas composed of two sheets of paper, in ink heightened with red and yellow wash, in French, for battles from 1675 to 1712, with a "Disposition de l'attacque" for the Battle of Malplaquet, and copies of French campaign journals for campaigns in Flanders, Artois, and Picardy, between 1708 and 1712 (17 pages) "Journal de la Septieme Campagne de l'année 1708 dans la flandre francoise", altogether 61 pages, plus blanks, post-horn watermark (similar to Heawood 2728), oblong folio, early 18th century, loose in stiff vellum boards, occasional spotting and fraying at edges

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A UNIQUE INSIGHT INTO THE STRUCTURE OF ALLIED ARMIES IN THE AGE OF MARLBOROUGH. The collection includes Orders of Battle for Marlborough's great victories at Blenheim and Malplaquet, as well as numerous sieges and campaigns in the Low Countries and elsewhere. There are also eight Orders of Battle for William III's wars against France, including one relating to the Irish campaign of 1690 that culminated at the Battle of the Boyne, and two relating to the inconclusive Battle of Steenkerque (1692).

These Orders of Battle were evidently produced shortly after the end of the War of the Spanish Succession. The paper and handwriting are consistent with an early 18th century date. They are attractively written, carefully laid out on the page, and give a remarkably detailed insight into the disposition of allied troops over a twenty year period.

Complete List of Orders in the Collection:

Siege of St Venant (1710)
Siege of Bethune (1710)
unnamed and undated battle of 1703
Siege of Bouchain (2) (1711)
Siege of Douai (1710)
Siege of Tournai (1709)
Siege of Mons (1709)
Siege of Ath (1706)
The army under the Duke of Ormond (1712)
Siege of Quesnoy (1712)
Third Order of Battle of English troops under Prince Eugene (1712)
Siege of Aire (1710)
Second Order of Battle of the Allied Army (1704)
Order of troops under the Comte de Solms in Ireland (1690)
Battle of Steenkerque (1692)
The Allied Army (1694)
Troops under William III (1691)
Troops under the Duc de Waldeck (1689)
First Order of Battle of the Army in Flanders under Marlborough (1709)
Second Order of Battle of the Army in Flanders under Prince Eugene (1709)
The Army in Flanders and Brabant under Marlborough (1708)
The Army in Brabant and Flanders under Marlborough (1707)
Siege of Lille (1708)
Troops under Marshall Crequi (n.d.)
Imperial troops at the Battle of Konzer Brücke (1675)
Battle of Blenheim (1704)
Troops in the Spanish Netherlands under Marlborough (1706)
Troops under Prince Eugene in Artois (1712)
Siege of Menin (1706)
Siege of Ostend
English troops in Ireland (1691)
Battle of Malplaquet (1709)
Battle of Steenkerque (1692)
Troops under Marlborough in the Spanish Netherlands (2) (1702)
The Army under Marlborough in Artois (2) (1711)
Allied Army under Marlborough in Bavaria (1704)
Allied Army under Prince Eugene in Artois (2) (1710)
Battle of Ramilies (1706)
Army under Marlborough in Brabant and Flanders (1705)