[15] Although the results of the _Battle of Dettingen_, fought on the 27th of June, 1743, were not equal to those attending the victories gained over the French by Edward the Third and Henry the Fifth, yet there are circumstances which render the conflict at _Dettingen_ similar to those of _Creçy_ and _Agincourt_. At _Creçy_, on the 26th of August, 1346, King _Edward the Third_ and his son _Edward the Black Prince_ were present; and at _Dettingen_, _King George the Second_ was accompanied by his son the _Duke of Cumberland_. It was the _début_ of both the Royal Princes on the tented plain, and the chivalrous bearing of the _Black Prince_, particularly his behaviour to the prisoners, finds a parallel in the conduct of the _Duke of Cumberland_, who refused to have his wound attended to, until the surgeons had examined that of a French officer, the Count De Fenelon, who had been taken prisoner and conveyed to the Duke’s tent. “Begin,” said His Royal Highness, “with the wound of the French officer; he is more dangerously hurt than I am, and stands more in need of assistance.” The disadvantage under which the British fought at _Dettingen_ was equal to that at _Agincourt_, and the impetuosity of the enemy, in both instances, prevented the English army perishing from want of provisions. All these battles are likewise noted for the number of the French Royal family and nobility who were present; and the battle of Dettingen is further remarkable as being the last action in which a British Monarch commanded the army. The want of provisions and tents, unfortunately, compelled the victors to abandon the field of battle, otherwise Dettingen might have rivalled many of the achievements recorded in British History. [16] “The Dutch, in their flight, breaking in on the _English_ ranks, were fired upon by those troops, which did them considerable damage; a _Highlander_ in Lord Semphill’s (forty-second) regiment being asked ‘Why he fired upon them; they were his friends?’ replied, ‘I am sure they are the greatest enemy we have seen this day.’”--_Biggs’s Military History of Europe from 1739 to 1748._ [17] _Vide_ List of Battles, Sieges, &c., inserted in Appendix, page 223. [18] The regiments which returned to England from Flanders, on this occasion, are specified in the List inserted in the Appendix, page 224. [19] 2nd Batt. Constituted 3rd Foot, the 61st Regiment. 4th ” the 62nd Regiment. 8th ” the 63rd Regiment. 11th ” the 64th Regiment. 12th ” the 65th Regiment. 19th ” the 66th Regiment. 20th ” the 67th Regiment. 23rd ” the 68th Regiment. 24th ” the 69th Regiment. 31st ” the 70th Regiment. 32nd ” the 71st Regiment. 33rd ” the 72nd Regiment. 34th ” the 73rd Regiment. 36th ” the 74th Regiment. 37th ” the 75th Regiment. The 71st, 72nd, 73rd, 74th, and 75th regiments were disbanded after the peace of Fontainebleau in 1763.