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Quoted References
The French army, commanded by Maréchal le Comte d'Estrées advanced north to threaten the Electorate of Hanover. The Hanoverian Army of Observation opposing d'Estrées was commanded by Wilhelm August the Duke of Cumberland, the third son of King George II of England. Cumberland's army was composed of troops from Hanover, Hesse-Kassel, and Brunswick, and he had received six Prussian battalions in support.
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