What the records say
- When
- 9 Jul 1745
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 51.00° N, 3.81° E
- Description
- 1745 engagement during the War of the Austrian Succession
Battle of Melle
1745 battle of the War of the Austrian Succession
The Battle of Melle was an encounter battle fought on 9 July 1745, during the War of the Austrian Succession, between forces of the Pragmatic Allies and the French. After their defeat at Fontenoy in May, the Duke of Cumberland, Allied commander in Flanders, was under pressure from the Austrians to defend Brussels.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “War of the Austrian Succession – Battle of Melle: The French are victorious in an engagement against the Pragmatic Allies”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire française à la bataille de Melle”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “オーストリア継承戦争：メレの戦い。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page