Battle of Denain
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The Battle of Denain was a decisive 1712 engagement in the War of the Spanish Succession in which French forces under Marshal Villars defeated the Austrians, reversing Allied gains and helping pave the way to the Treaty of Utrecht.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Denain canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| AlliedCommander |
Arnold Joost van Keppel, Earl of Albemarle
NERFINISHED
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Prince Eugene of Savoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bataille de Denain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy Allied casualties
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significant Allied prisoners captured ⓘ |
| commander |
Arnold Joost van Keppel, Earl of Albemarle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Claude Louis Hector de Villars NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Eugene of Savoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
monuments in Denain
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paintings depicting Villars’ victory ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | Treaty of Utrecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 24 July 1712 ⓘ |
| decisiveFor | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decisiveIn | War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | French counteroffensive in Flanders ⓘ |
| FrenchCommander | Claude Louis Hector de Villars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FrenchTactic |
crossing of the Scheldt River
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surprise attack on Allied camp at Denain ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
secured more favorable peace terms for France
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turning point in the later phase of the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| ledTo |
French recapture of Bouchain
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French recapture of Douai ⓘ French recapture of Le Quesnoy ⓘ French recapture of Marchiennes ⓘ French recapture of several fortresses in northern France ⓘ |
| locationFeature | near the Scheldt River ⓘ |
| notableOutcome |
capture of Earl of Albemarle
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capture of much Allied artillery and supplies ⓘ |
| opponentForce |
Dutch forces
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Imperial army ⓘ |
| partOf | War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pavedWayFor |
Treaty of Utrecht
NERFINISHED
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peace negotiations ending the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| place | Denain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Allied siege operations in northern France ⓘ |
| region | Spanish Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
restored French strategic initiative
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reversed Allied gains in Flanders ⓘ undermined Allied position in the Low Countries ⓘ |
| theatre | Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1712 ⓘ |
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