Early Modern era · 1747
Battle of Lauffeld
The Battle of Lauffeld took place on 2 July 1747, during the War of the Austrian Succession. Fought between the towns of Tongeren in modern Belgium, and the Dutch city of Maastricht, a French army of 136,000 under Marshal Saxe defeated a Pragmatic Army of 100,000, led by the Duke of Cumberland.
- When
- 2 Jul 1747
- Where
- Riemst
- Era
- Early Modern
Topics
Before and after
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