June 27, 1743 · Germany (Main River) Theater
June 27, 1743
A Franco-German force trapped the allied Pragmatic Army in a defile along the Main River, but the duc de Gramont launched a premature attack that robbed France of a certain victory. George II, mounted and sword in hand, personally steadied the allied line — the last time a British monarch commanded troops in battle. The trapped army broke out with heavy French losses.
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