Battle of Oudenarde
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles
- Curriculum: British History, 18th Century European History, French History, Spanish/Portuguese History
- Geographical Location: Belgium
- Date: July 11, 1708
Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battle in the War of the Spanish Succession. Result: Major Allied victory over the French.
Having captured Bruges and Ghent, the French under Louis-Joseph de Bourbon, duke of Vendôme, marched toward the Flemish weaving town of Oudenarde, thirty-two miles west of Brussels. This movement led John Churchill, first duke of Marlborough, and Prince Eugene of Savoy to march fifty miles in sixty-five hours to meet Vendôme in the hilly country immediately northeast of Oudenarde. Crossing the Scheldt below the town, the allies...
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