What if the French won the Battle of Dettingen

Say that instead of Duc de Gramont growing impatient and launching his attack too early, he waits for the Duc de Noailles to complete his march around the Pragmatic Army and get in the rear of it. And then the combined attack allows the French to achieve a major victory that ends with the mass capture of the Pragmatic Army.

This is obviously a huge blow to the Pragmatic allies, but most importantly how would the British Parliament and Prince Frederick react to the capture and defeat of a sizable British contingent and of King George II? Would they surrender to get their King back? Or might they fight on anyways?
 
Dell, the french then have control of middle Rhine and put Bavaria back on foot.

Oh by the way : no Haendel's Te Deum.
 
Bumping this for interest. :)
EDIT: how would a French victory affect the Second Silesian War? Would Frederick attack again? And what about the Treaty of Worms? Would the Sardinians still make peace with Austria? They realized a Bourbon victory meant they would dominate Italy and the Sardinians surely didn't want that. They needed the Austrains to balance the Bourbons.
 
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This is obviously a huge blow to the Pragmatic allies, but most importantly how would the British Parliament and Prince Frederick react to the capture and defeat of a sizable British contingent and of King George II? Would they surrender to get their King back? Or might they fight on anyways?

I'd have to imagine they would make peace. In a war, losing your monarch usually means "game over".
 
I'd have to imagine they would make peace. In a war, losing your monarch usually means "game over".

Yeah I thought so, Prince Frederick lacked the influence to keep his father in Germany as a prisoner and the parliament would be forced to make peace.
 
And if it's not that bad. If it is still a decisive victory with the French completely winning but George escapes and retreats with the small army that survives. What then? Do the french go south to Bavaria? And again, what is the effect on Prussians?
 
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