Editing Battle of Dettingen (section)

==Aftermath==
[[File:27 June 1743 battle of Dettingen diagram.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Map of the battle{{Efn|The parish register in Seligenstadt features a battle plan map, apparently drawn and explained by the parish priest, dated 27 June 1743}}]]

Although George II handed out numerous promotions and rewards to his subordinates, Dettingen is generally viewed as a lucky escape. Forced to withdraw due to lack of supplies, the Allied army escaped but had to abandon their wounded, and might have suffered a serious defeat if Noailles' orders had been followed.{{sfn|Anderson|1995|pp=117–118}}
On 30 September the 14,000-strong Dutch corps of the Pragmatic Army under the command of [[William Maurice, Count of Nassau-Ouwekerk|Count Nassau-Ouwekerk]] reached the Allied camp. However, as the threat to the Electorate of Hanover had subsided due to the French withdrawal, George decided to take no further action, even though Stair had urged the king to pursue the French army.{{sfn|Zwitzer|2012|pp=142–143}} They then took up winter quarters in the Netherlands.{{sfn|Anderson|1995|pp=117–118}}

It was the last battle for several senior officers; in 1744, Noailles was appointed [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (France)|Foreign Minister]], while de Gramont was killed at [[Battle of Fontenoy|Fontenoy]] in 1745. The 70 year old Stair retired, and was replaced by the equally elderly [[George Wade]].{{sfn|Brumwell|2006|p=31}} The Allied cavalry performed woefully, failing to locate 23,000 men across their line of retreat, less than {{cvt|8|mi|disp=flip}} away, while many troopers were allegedly unable to control their horses.{{sfn|Battle of Dettingen}} Only the infantry's training and discipline saved the army from destruction, and one of the training companies at the [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]] is named 'Dettingen' in recognition of this fact.{{sfn|Mallinson|2009|p=84}}

In honour of the battle, and his patron George II, [[George Friedrich Handel|Handel]] composed the ''[[Dettingen Te Deum]]'' and ''Dettingen Anthem.''{{sfn|Handel Dettingen Te Deum; Te Deum in A}}