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Fontenoy in History

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

4 records4 event labels1 people1745–1745

Historical events in Fontenoy

1745

11 May 1745
Battle of Fontenoy
Maurice de Saxe · War of Austrian Succession

French victory over 50,000 British, Dutch & German. Britain gains compensation in America & India. After the Battle of Fontenoy France occupies the Austrian Netherlands

11 May 1745
Capture of Fontenoy
Maurice de Saxe · War of Austrian Succession

After the Battle of Fontenoy France occupies the Austrian Netherlands

11 May 1745
Invasion of Netherlands, The
Maurice de Saxe · War of Austrian Succession

After the Battle of Fontenoy France occupies the Austrian Netherlands

11 May 1745
Rule of Netherlands, The
Maurice de Saxe · War of Austrian Succession

After the Battle of Fontenoy France occupies the Austrian Netherlands

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