Battle of Fontenoy
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The Battle of Fontenoy, 11 May 1745, took place during the War of the Austrian Succession, near Tournai, in Belgium. A French army of 50,000 under Marshal Saxe defeated a Pragmatic Army of roughly the
Battle of Fontenoy, 11 May 1745 Pierre Lenfant, 1745–1757
Empress Maria Theresa, whose succession led to the war
The French Guards Regiment and the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards invite each other to fire first
Maurice de Saxe
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Maurice de Saxe was a prominent soldier, general and military theorist in the first half of the 18th century. The illegitimate son of Augustus II the Strong, he initially served in the Army of the Hol
Battle of Fontenoy
…The Battle of Fontenoy, 11 May 1745, took place during the War of the Austrian Succession, near Tournai, in Belgium. A French army of 50,000 under Marshal Saxe defeated a Pragmatic Army of roughly the same size, led by the Duke of Cumberland. By 1745, France was close to bankruptcy, and seeking an end to the…
Maurice de Saxe as a Marshal of France by Jean-Étienne Liotard
The Battle of Lauffeld by Auguste Couder, 1836. 2 July 1747: Louis XV pointing out the village of Lawfeld to Maurice
Funerary monument of Maurice de Saxe in Saint Thomas Church, Strasbourg