CollectionFrederick and Augusta, Prince and Princess of Wales
ReferenceGEO/MAIN/54181-54182
Record TypeCorrespondence
TitleCopy of a letter from Count Königsegg to the States General
Date13 May 1745
WriterKönigsegg-Rothenfels, Lothar Joseph Dominik Graf von, Count
AddresseeStates General
DescriptionKönigsegg communicates the defeat of the [Pragmatic] Allies against the French troops at the battle of Fontenoy [11 May 1745]. He provides details of how the last attack of the French unfolded and praises the heroic actions of the Duke of Cumberland [Prince William, Commander of the British Army] and of the Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont [Karl August Friedrich of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Commander of the Dutch Army].
LanguageFrench
Extent1 document (3 pages)
Physical DescriptionLoose manuscript papers; mounted
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