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The Battle of Dettingen took place on June 16 (some sources, no doubt using a different calendar, say June 27), 1743 at Dettingen in Bavaria during the War of the Austrian Succession. It was the last time that a reigning King of Great Britain (George II) led his troops into battle. The British forces, in alliance with those of Hanover and Hesse (the "Pragmatic Army" of 42,000 men), defeated a larger number of French under the duc de Noailles.
In memory of this victory, Handel composed his Dettingen Te Deum.
Dettingen Company is the short course Company (for example Territorial Army Commissioning Courses) at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and is named after this battle
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