867796 The H- V- N Confectioner General, c.1743 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Battle of Dettingen on 27 June during the War of the Austrian Succession. The French were beaten by British, Hanoverian and Hesse troops (Pragmatic Army) who recognized Maria Theresa as Habsburg sovereign. George II (represented by the white horse of Hanover riding a British lion) was the last British monarch to lead his troops to battle. The British were critical that the king subordinated British interests to those of Hanover, whose general Otto Christian Ilten hides behind a tree. ); English, out of copyright.