Battle of Melle

Quando

9 de jul. de 1745

Tipo

Batalha

Coordenadas

51.00° N, 3.81° E

Description

1745 engagement during the War of the Austrian Succession

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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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “War of the Austrian Succession – Battle of Melle: The French are victorious in an engagement against the Pragmatic Allies”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte
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