Battle of Oudenarde

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Oudenarde was a major 1708 victory for the Grand Alliance over France during the War of the Spanish Succession, helping to shift the balance of power in favor of the Allies.

Aliases (1)

Battle of Oudenaarde ×2

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → military engagement →
alliedCommander	John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough → Prince Eugene of Savoy →
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Oudenaarde →
belligerent	Dutch Republic → Electorate of Bavaria → Electorate of Hanover → Grand Alliance → Holy Roman Empire → Kingdom of France → Kingdom of Great Britain → Kingdom of Prussia →
casualtiesAlliance	around 3,000 to 4,000 killed or wounded →
casualtiesFrance	over 10,000 killed, wounded or captured →
commander	John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough → Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme → Louis, Duke of Burgundy → Prince Eugene of Savoy → Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt →
conflict	War of the Spanish Succession →
countryAtTime	Spanish Netherlands →
date	1708-07-11 →
era	early 18th century →
followedBy	Siege of Lille →
location	Flanders → Oudenaarde → Spanish Netherlands →
notableFor	effective cooperation between Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy → rapid Allied march and surprise of the French army →
opponentCommander	Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme → Louis, Duke of Burgundy →
partOf	War of the Spanish Succession →
precededBy	Battle of Almanza →
presentDayLocation	Belgium →
result	Grand Alliance victory →
strategicEffect	contributed to the decline of French military fortunes in the War of the Spanish Succession → paved the way for the Siege of Lille (1708) → prevented French advance in Flanders → shifted balance of power in favor of the Grand Alliance →
strengthAlliance	approximately 80,000 soldiers →
strengthFrance	approximately 85,000 soldiers →
tacticalFeature	Allied flanking maneuvers against the French right → intense fighting around the village of Eine → use of the Scheldt River as a defensive and offensive obstacle →
theatre	Flanders campaign →
year	1708 →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Prince of Mindelheim → Spencer-Churchill family →	associatedBattle
Battle of Oudenarde ("Battle of Oudenaarde") →	alsoKnownAs
Eugene Francis of Savoy →	battle
Prince Eugene of Savoy →	commandedInBattle
Allied army under Marlborough and Eugene →	engagedInBattle
Audenarde ("Battle of Oudenaarde") →	nearBattle
Duke of Marlborough →	notableBattleAssociated
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough →	notableWork
William Cadogan →	participatedIn
War of the Spanish Succession →	significantEvent
Prince Eugene of Savoy →	victoryIn