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May 9, 2024 · William Augustus, duke of Cumberland. Maurice, count de Saxe. Battle of Fontenoy, (May 11, 1745), confrontation that led to the French conquest of Flanders during the War of the Austrian Succession. It was the most famous victory of the French marshal Maurice, Count de Saxe. The battle was fought 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Tournai (in modern ...
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May 20, 2024 · The War of the Austrian Succession was a European conflict fought between 1740 and 1748, ... Marshal Maurice de Saxe at the Battle of Lauffeld, 1747.
4 days ago · Louis XV left Versailles to lead his armies in the Netherlands in person, and French field command was given to the German-born Maréchal Maurice de Saxe, a highly competent general. At the Battle of Fontenoy on 11 May 1745, Louis, accompanied by his young son the Dauphin, came under fire for the first time and witnessed a French victory over ...
3 days ago · The Battle of Fontenoy was the first time a French king had presided over the defeat of an English army. Marshall Hermann Maurice de Saxe became a hero in France and gained a reputation as one of the great military minds of the 18th century. De Saxe's emphasis on training and discipline produced a formidable army.
May 9, 2024 · Thomas-Arthur, comte de Lally was a French general who was executed for capitulating to the British in India during the Seven Years’ War (1756–63). The son of an Irish Jacobite exile, Lally served in the Irish Brigade of the French army under Maurice, comte de Saxe, and accompanied Charles Edward,
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2 days ago · The House of Oldenburg is an ancient dynasty of German origin whose members rule or have ruled in Denmark, Iceland, Greece, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Livonia, Schleswig, Holstein, and Oldenburg. The current King of the United Kingdom and King of Norway are agnatic members of this house, meanwhile the King of Spain and King of ...
May 13, 2024 · Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand, prince de Bénévent (born Feb. 2, 1754, Paris, France—died May 17, 1838, Paris) , prince de Bénévent was a French statesman and diplomat noted for his capacity for political survival, who held high office during the French Revolution, under Napoleon, at the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy, and under King Louis-P...
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