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Oudenarde, battle of
Oudenarde, battle of, 1708. As French forces under the duke of Burgundy and Marshal Vendôme laid siege to Oudenarde, the duke of Marlborough marched against them at the head of some 78,000 English, Dutch, and German troops. The French offered battle on 11 July, but were badly deployed. Allied units on the left and right, commanded by Marshal Overkirk and Prince Eugene respectively, pressed in on the flanks, while Marlborough's infantry advanced in the centre. As the French right flank collapsed, over 6,000 French soldiers fell. A further 7,000 were captured.
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JOHN CANNON. "Oudenarde, battle of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Oudenarde, battle of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Oudenardebattleof.html JOHN CANNON. "Oudenarde, battle of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Oudenardebattleof.html |
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Oudenarde, battle of
Oudenarde, battle of, 1708. As French forces under the duke of Burgundy and Marshal Vendôme laid siege to Oudenarde, the duke of Marlborough marched against them at the head of some 78,000 English, Dutch, and German troops. the French offered battle on 11 July, but were badly deployed. As the French right flank collapsed, over 6,000 French soldiers fell. A further 7,000 were captured.
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JOHN CANNON. "Oudenarde, battle of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Oudenarde, battle of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Oudenardebattleof.html JOHN CANNON. "Oudenarde, battle of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Oudenardebattleof.html |
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Oudenarde, Battle of
Oudenarde, Battle of (1708) Military engagement during the War of the SPANISH SUCCESSION. At the Flemish city of Oudenarde MARLBOROUGH and his Dutch and Austrian allies defeated the French army. It was Marlborough's third great victory and led to the capture of Lille. In 1745, during the War of the AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION, the French took the town and dismantled the fortifications.
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"Oudenarde, Battle of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Oudenarde, Battle of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-OudenardeBattleof.html "Oudenarde, Battle of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-OudenardeBattleof.html |
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Oudenarde, Battle of
Oudenarde, Battle of a battle which took place in 1708 during the War of the Spanish Succession, near the town of Oudenarde in eastern Flanders, Belgium. A force of allied British and Austrian troops under the Duke of Marlborough and the Austrian general Prince Eugene of Savoy defeated the French.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Oudenarde, Battle of." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Oudenarde, Battle of." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-OudenardeBattleof.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Oudenarde, Battle of." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-OudenardeBattleof.html |
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