Battle of Dettingen | Battle of Dettingen | | --- | | Part of War of the Austrian Succession | | George II at the Battle of Dettingen John Wootton, 1743 | | Date 27 June 1743 Location Karlstein am Main, Bavaria 50°2′26″N 9°2′10″E /  50.04056°N 9.03611°E Result Allied victory | | Belligerents | | Great Britain Hanover Austria | France | | Commanders and leaders | | George II Earl of Stair Duke of Arenberg von Neipperg Johann Georg von Ilten | Duke of Noailles Duke of Gramont Duke of Harcourt [1] | | Strength | | 35,000 [2] [3] | 23,000 [3] | | Casualties and losses | | 2,332 [4] [a] | 3,000–4,500 [2] [6] [b] | | | The Battle of Dettingen [c] took place on 27 June 1743 during the War of the Austrian Succession, near Karlstein am Main in Bavaria. An alliance composed of British, Hanoverian and Austrian troops, known as the Pragmatic Army, [d] defeated a French force commanded by the Duke of Noailles. While the Earl of Stair exercised operational control, the Allies were nominally commanded by George II of Great Britain, and Dettingen was the last time a reigning British monarch led troops in combat. The battle had little impact on the wider war, and has been described as 'a happy