Battle of Fontenoy, 1745 ⚔️ France vs England I War of the Austrian Succession

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The Battle of Fontenoy was a major engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession, fought on 11 May 1745 near Tournai in modern 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.

Sources:
- Bloody Repulse at Fontenoy - Robert L. Durham
- Warfare History Network (2022) - The Battle of Fontenoy 1745: Saxe against Cumberland in the War of the Austrian Succession - James Falkner (2019)
- Fontenoy 1745: Cumberland's bloody defeat (Campaign) - Michael McNally (2017)