Battle of Fontenoy
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The Battle of Fontenoy took place on 11 May 1745 during the War of the Austrian Succession, near Tournai, then in the Austrian Netherlands, now Belgium. A French army of 50,000 under Marshal Saxe defeated a Pragmatic Army of roughly the same size, led by the Duke of Cumberland.
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1745 Battle of Fontenoy
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- 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Fontenoy - encyclopedia article, English, 1745
- 't Carillon van Ekelsbeke - 1745 traditional folk song of French Flanders, West Flemish
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1214 | Battle of Bouvines | Holy Roman Empire, Philip II of France, House of Welf, Kingdom of France, Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor, County of Flanders, Kingdom of England, battle, Philip of Dreux, Renaud I, Count of Dammartin, Ferdinand of Portugal, Odo III, Duke of Burgundy, William IV, Count of Ponthieu, Henry the Courageous, Robert II, Count of Dreux, County of Boulogne | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1303 | Siege of Tournai | Kingdom of France, County of Flanders, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1304 | Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1340 | Siege of Tournai | Kingdom of France, Holy Roman Empire, County of Flanders, Duchy of Brabant, Kingdom of England, County of Hainaut, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1513 | Siege of Doornik | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1521 | Siege of Tournai | Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of France, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1566 | Siege of Valenciennes | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1567 | Battle of Lannoy | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1572 | Battle of Hautrage | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1581 | Siege of Tournai | Dutch Republic, Hispanic Monarchy, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1656 | Battle of Valenciennes | battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1667 | Siege of Tournai | Kingdom of France, Hispanic Monarchy, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1668 | Siege of Tournai | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1676 | Siege of Valenciennes | Holy Roman Empire, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1691 | Battle of Leuze | battle, Kingdom of England | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1697 | Siege of Ath | Holy Roman Empire, battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1709 | Siege of Tournai | Kingdom of France, Kingdom of Prussia, Kingdom of Great Britain, Dutch Republic, Habsburg monarchy, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1712 | Battle of Denain | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1712 | Siege of Marchiennes | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1745 | Siege of Tournai | Dutch Republic, siege, Kingdom of France | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1745 | Battle of Fontenoy | Kingdom of Great Britain, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1745 | Siege of Ath | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1792 | Battle of Marquain | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1792 | Battle of Quiévrain | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1793 | Siege of Condé | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1793 | Battle of Famars | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1793 | Siege of Valenciennes | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1794 | Battle of Mouscron | Kingdom of Great Britain, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1794 | Battle of Tourcoing | Kingdom of Great Britain, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1794 | Battle of Tournay | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1794 | Unknown | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1794 | Siege of Condé | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1815 | Siege of Valenciennes | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Battle of Valenciennes | battle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1661 | Château de Flers | château, art museum, castle | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Fort de Mons | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort de Seclin | military museum, fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort de Thivencelle | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Saint-Sauveur | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Redoute de la Haine | redoubt | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Redoute de Macou | redoubt | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Redoute du Jard | redoubt | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Historic center of cavalry and artillery at Fort de Seclin | military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Musée des Canonniers (Lille) | military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Royal Museum of Arms and Military History | military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Verlaine Message Museum | military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Henri VIII Tower | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | tour à diables | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Tour Burbant | keep, fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Tour de la Dodenne | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Battle of Fontenoy2 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Battle of Fontenoy plan | Commons | ||
| commons | image | D'après J.-M. Nattier, Portrait du Dauphin Louis (MBA Dijon) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | D'après J.-M. Nattier, Louis de France, dauphin (château de Chambord) - 002 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | D'après J.-M. Nattier, Louis de France, dauphin (château de Chambord) - 001 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Henri-Philippe-Bon Coqueret, Louis de France, dauphin (1758) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bataille de Fontenoy - 11 mai 1745 - btv1b550114036 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bataille de fontenoy 03260 Ode | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bataille de fontenoy 03265 Poëme (Q cropped) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bataille de fontenoy 03267 Poëme | Commons | ||









