Battle of Rocourt

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The Battle of Rocourt was a major engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession in 1746, in which French forces defeated the allied British, Dutch, and Austrian armies near Liège in present-day Belgium.

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Battle of Raucourt 1
Battle of Rocourt canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alliedSide Dutch Republic
Great Britain
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy
alsoKnownAs Battle of Rocourt
surface form: Battle of Raucourt

Battle of Rocoux
surface form: Battle of Raucoux
AustrianCommander Charles of Lorraine
belligerent Dutch Republic
Great Britain
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy

Kingdom of France
campaign 1747 Flanders campaign
surface form: Flanders campaign of the War of the Austrian Succession
commandedBy Maurice de Saxe
commander Charles of Lorraine
Maurice de Saxe
Prince of Waldeck
conflict War of the Austrian Succession
continent Europe
countryInPresentDay Belgium
date 1746-10-11
DutchCommander Prince of Waldeck
followedBy Battle of Lauffeld
FrenchCommander Maurice de Saxe
hasCasualties French and allied casualties on both sides
historicalPeriod 18th century
involvedForce Imperial Austrian Army
surface form: Austrian Army

British Army
Royal Netherlands Army
surface form: Dutch Army

French Revolutionary Army
surface form: French Army
location Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
surface form: Prince-Bishopric of Liège

near Liège
present-day Belgium
nearCity Liège
nearSettlement Rocourt
notableFor French tactical victory over allied British, Dutch, and Austrian forces
opponent Kingdom of France
partOf French campaigns in the Austrian Netherlands
War of the Austrian Succession
precededBy Battle of Fontenoy
result French victory
strategicOutcome Consolidation of French control in the Austrian Netherlands
theatre Flanders campaign of the Nine Years' War
surface form: Flanders campaign
tookPlaceOn 11 October 1746
typeOfEngagement pitched battle
year 1746

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Battle of Rocoux alsoKnownAs Battle of Rocourt
Battle of Rocourt alsoKnownAs Battle of Rocourt
this entity surface form: Battle of Raucourt