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Maurice, Count of Saxony (German: Hermann Moritz von Sachsen, French: Maurice de Saxe; 28 October 1696 – 20 November 1750) was a notable soldier, officer and a famed military commander of the 18th century.
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Marshal Maurice de Saxe was confined to a horse-drawn litter for most of the battle. Saxe then led his main army, which numbered 50,000 men and 100 guns, on a march to occupy Fontenoy and Antoing, which were five miles southeast of Tournai. In so doing, he blocked the Pragmatic Army’s route to Tournai.
Maurice de Saxe; despite being in severe pain, his leadership was key to French victory Fontenoy was the bloodiest battle in Western Europe since Malplaquet in 1709. French losses were an estimated 7,000 to 8,000 killed and wounded, [43] those of the Allies between 7,400 [g] to 12,000, including prisoners. [47]
- 11 May 1745
- French victory
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Stately Minuet of Death: Maurice de Saxe at Fontenoy. With near-mathematical precision, French marshal Maurice de Saxe arranged a trap for his less experienced British opponent at Fontenoy. This article appears in: December 2004. By Vince Hawkins. In the Age of Reason, even wars were fought reasonably.
Marshal Maurice de Saxe commander of the French Army at the Battle of Fontenoy on 30th April 1745 in the War of the Austrian Succession: picture by de la Tour. Place of the Battle of Fontenoy: East of the Scheldt opposite Tournai around the villages of Fontenoy, Vezon and Anthoine in South West Belgium.
Description. Maurice de Saxe was the illegitimate son of Augustus II of Saxony; he embarked on a career in the Imperial army when he was twelve years’ old. In 1720 he obtained a commission in the French army, in which he served for the rest of his life.
Apr 5, 2024 · Maurice, count de Saxe (count of) (born Oct. 28, 1696, Goslar, Saxony [Germany]—died Nov. 30, 1750, Chambord, Fr.) was a general and military theorist who successfully led French armies during the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–48).
