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
Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, was the third and youngest son of George II of Great Britain and Ireland and his wife, Caroline of Ansbach. He was Duke of Cumberland from 1726. He is best
Battle of Fontenoy
…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 war. The Austrian Netherlands offered the best opportunity for a decisive victory…
Portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds, c. 1759
William Augustus, aged 10 or 11, painted by William Hogarth
The Battle of Fontenoy in 1745 was Cumberland's first battle as commander.
Jacobite satire of the Duke of Cumberland in the Highlands