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Capture of Fontenoy

Name: Capture of Fontenoy – France factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

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 Saxe11 May 1745

Fontenoy · Warfare / War of Austrian Succession

After the Battle of Fontenoy France occupies the Austrian Netherlands

Names involved

Maurice de Saxe

Provenance

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