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Capture of Bruges

Name: Capture of Bruges – France factsheet records
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France · Warfare / War of Austrian Succession. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1745Date range

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Chronological records

1745

Maurice de SaxeJuly 1745

Bruges · Warfare / War of Austrian Succession

French advances after Fontenoy threaten and secure Bruges.

Names involved

Maurice de Saxe

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