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Translated title: True depiction and description of the glorious victory won through divine direction by the imperial and grand alliance troops near Hochstadt and the total defeat of the enemy on the field on August 13, 1704 DLC
Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
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Spatial Coverage | Höchstädt an der Donau (Germany) Germany |
Description | Birds-eye view engraving shows battlefield with large numbers of fighting troops. In the foreground are soldiers on horseback with guns and swords, some fallen soldiers and horses are seen. In the middle and right foreground are depicted the Prince Eugene, the Duke of Marlborough and the crown prince Frederick of Hessen Cassel (later known as Fredrik I of Sweden] and other officers on horseback. Smoke rises from "Blindheim" near Höchstädt, Germany and in numerous places around the battlefield. Inset picture within text shows eagle attacking another eagle and two robbers attacking two men with a motto on ribbons: "Gib was mein und nicht dein ist. Recht muss Recht bleiben. Geh hin wo du herkom[men]" [Give me what is mine and not yours. Right remains right. Go back where you came from]. Falling feathers refer to past imperial battles in Ulm, Neuburg, Donauwörth, Landau, Lauingen, Dettingen, Breisach, Strassburg, Biberach, Ravensburg and Kempten. The August 13, 1704 battle of Blenheim took place during the War of Spanish Succession. Four lines of engraving below the top image provides a key to explain items labeled A-S in the battle scene print. |
File Format | JPG / JPEG |
Language | English |
Part of Series | Miscellaneous Items in High Demand |
Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Military personnel--1700-1710. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Horses--1700-1710. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Marlborough, John Churchill,--Duke of,--1650-1722--Pictorial works. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Cavalry--1700-1710. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Eugene,--of Savoy, Prince of Savoy,--1663-1736--Pictorial works. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Campaigns & battles--Germany--1700-1710. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Fredrik--I,--King of Sweden,--1676-1751--Pictorial works. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Spanish Succession, War of, 1701-1714--Campaigns--Germany--Pictorial works. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Blenheim, Battle of, Blindheim, Bavaria, Germany, 1704--Pictorial works. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Höchstädt an der Donau (Germany)--1700-1710. |
Alternative Title | Eigentliche Abbildung u[nd] Beschreibung der durch Göttliche Direction von denen Kayserli. u[nd] Hohen Alÿrten Truppen bey Höchstett erhaltenen gloriosen Victori und dess aus dem Feld völlig geschlagenen Feindts Anno 1704 den 13ten Augusti. |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Photograph |