Battle of Dettingen
The
Battle of Dettingen took place on
June 16 (some sources, no doubt using a different
calendar, say June 27),
1743 at
Dettingen in
Bavaria during the
War of the Austrian Succession. It was the last time that a reigning King of Great Britain (
George II) led his troops into battle. The British forces, in alliance with those of
Hanover and
Hesse (the "Pragmatic Army" of 42,000 men), defeated a larger number of
French under the duc de Noailles.
In memory of this victory, Handel composed his Dettingen Te Deum.