{"id":1423,"date":"2018-06-27T07:50:48","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T07:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/?p=1423"},"modified":"2017-11-23T11:52:53","modified_gmt":"2017-11-23T11:52:53","slug":"battle-dettingen-englands-last-warrior-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/battle-dettingen-englands-last-warrior-king\/","title":{"rendered":"The Battle of Dettingen – England’s last warrior King"},"content":{"rendered":"

This day in 1743 marked the last time that a reigning English\u00a0Monarch led his men into battle. King George II led British forces at the Battle of Dettingen, Bavaria, in which the British and their allies were victorious.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Battle was\u00a0part of the War of the Austrian Succession which\u00a0pitted an alliance of Austria, Britain, the Hanoverians and Dutch against the French.<\/p>\n

The Battle of Dettingen<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Battle of Dettingen was a one day long battle. The Allies were in retreat and had found themselves boxed into a potentially difficult situation as the French seemed to have bar far the stronger position. However a French commander launched an attack early. His men were initially quite successful, forcing back British infantry. However in doing so they also forced their own artillery to halt the\u00a0prelimenary bombardment and opened a gap\u00a0into which the Austrians, allies of the British, poured. With allied artillery able to\u00a0pound the French forces who were lined up to engage, the French were soon forced to retreat and the Battle of Dettingen was a victory for the Allies.<\/p>\n

\"George<\/p>\n

After\u00a0the Battle of Dettingen<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0priority for King George II had been to get his forces back to his homeland, Hanover. As a result of this victory he was able to achieve this. However George\u2019s involvement in the war was largely in his role as elector of Hanover. His use of British troops was not universally approved of by his ministers.<\/p>\n

Other lasts in battle<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another \u2018last\u2019 in terms of battles also happened during George\u2019s reign. The Battle of Culloden, fought in\u00a01746, was the last\u00a0pitched battle fought on British soil.<\/p>\n

The anniversary of the last time that an English King won a battle on English soil is on the 29th June. King Charles I led his men successfully against at the\u00a0Battle of Cropredy Bridge 29th June 1644.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This day in 1743 marked the last time that a reigning English\u00a0Monarch led his men into battle. King George II led British forces at the Battle of Dettingen, Bavaria, in which the British and their allies were victorious. The Battle was\u00a0part of the War of the Austrian Succession which\u00a0pitted an alliance of Austria, Britain, the… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t