Battle of Dettingen
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| War of the Austrian Succession |
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| Mollwitz – Dettingen – Toulon – Fontenoy – Hohenfriedberg – Soor – Kesselsdorf – Havana |
During the battle, Lieutenant Colonel Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw warned his Regiment The Royal Scots Fusiliers not to fire until they could “see the white’s of their e’en.” A noted wit, Sir Andrew is also quoted as addressing his regiment thus: "Lads, you see they loons (young men) on yon' hill. Better kill them afore they kill you." And to George II after the battle, who had (humorously) chided him for letting a French cavalry charge break into his Regiment's square: "An' it please Your Majesty, but they didna' gang oot again."
In memory of this victory, Handel composed his Dettingen Te Deum.
Dettingen has since 1947 been the name of one of the training companies at the UK's Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. In recent years it has been the training unit for short courses (for example the Territorial Army Officers' Commissioning Courses) run at the Academy. Additionaly, it is the name of 4 (Dettingen) Troop at Army Training Regiment Winchester.
See also
- Tom Brown (hero), hero of the Battle of Dettingen
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