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Battle of Dettingen
The Battle of Dettingen () took place on 27 June 1743 during the War of the Austrian Succession, at Dettingen, now Karlstein am Main in Bavaria. It was fought between a combined British, Hanoverian and Austrian force, the so-called Pragmatic Allies, and a French army commanded by the duc de Noailles. 
Although the Earl of Stair exercised operational control, the Allies were nominally commanded by George II, accompanied by his son the Duke of Cumberland. This means it is now best remembered
on 10 December 1731.
Grey served with the King's Regiment as a captain in the campaign of 1743. Towards the end of the Battle of Dettingen he took command of the regiment after Lieutenant-Colonel Keightley and Major Barry were wounded. For his services at Dettingen he was promoted major on 14 July 1743, following Barry's death. He was later present at the Battle of Fontenoy, where he was wounded. Grey was promoted to lieutenant-colonel of the 14th Regiment of Foot on 17 February 1746, and