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.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Oudenarde canonical	20
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 Oudenarde ⓘ surface form: Battle of Oudenaarde
belligerent	Dutch Republic ⓘ Electorate of Bavaria ⓘ Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ surface form: Electorate of Hanover Grand Alliance ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Prussia ⓘ surface form: 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	Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ surface form: Spanish Netherlands
date	1708-07-11 ⓘ
era	early 18th century ⓘ
followedBy	Siege of Lille ⓘ
location	Flanders ⓘ Oudenarde ⓘ surface form: Oudenaarde Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ surface form: 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 (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

War of the Spanish Succession → significantEvent → Battle of Oudenarde ⓘ

Prince Eugene of Savoy → commandedInBattle → Battle of Oudenarde ⓘ

Prince Eugene of Savoy → victoryIn → Battle of Oudenarde ⓘ

Spencer-Churchill family → associatedBattle → Battle of Oudenarde ⓘ

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough → notableWork → Battle of Oudenarde ⓘ

Eugene Francis of Savoy → battle → Battle of Oudenarde ⓘ

Battle of Oudenarde → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Oudenarde ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Oudenaarde

Duke of Marlborough → notableBattleAssociated → Battle of Oudenarde ⓘ

Prince of Mindelheim → associatedBattle → Battle of Oudenarde ⓘ

William Cadogan → participatedIn → Battle of Oudenarde ⓘ

Allied army under Marlborough and Eugene → engagedInBattle → Battle of Oudenarde ⓘ

Audenarde → nearBattle → Battle of Oudenarde ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Oudenaarde

Oudenarde → historicalEvent → Battle of Oudenarde ⓘ

Second Battle of Höchstädt → followedBy → Battle of Oudenarde ⓘ

Grand Alliance in the War of the Spanish Succession → majorBattle → Battle of Oudenarde ⓘ

Siege of Lille → precededBy → Battle of Oudenarde ⓘ

Flanders campaign → notableBattle → Battle of Oudenarde ⓘ

John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair → notableEvent → Battle of Oudenarde ⓘ

Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme → notableBattle → Battle of Oudenarde ⓘ

1st Earl Cadogan → participantIn → Battle of Oudenarde ⓘ

James Keith → battle → Battle of Oudenarde ⓘ

John Campbell → notableBattle → Battle of Oudenarde ⓘ

subject surface form: John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll