Historical place archive

Denain in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Denain in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records1 event labels2 people1712–1712

Historical events in Denain

1712

24 July 1712
Battle of Denain
Claude Louis Hector de Villars · War of the Spanish Succession

Wins at Denain and improves France's position.

24 July 1712
Battle of Denain
Claude Louis Hector Villars · War of the Spanish Succession

Villars wins a decisive victory over Eugene's forces at Denain and changes the course of the war.

Provenance

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