Battle of Lauffeld

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The Battle of Lauffeld was a 1747 engagement in present-day Belgium in which French forces under Marshal Maurice de Saxe defeated an allied British, Dutch, and Austrian army led by the Duke of Cumberland.

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Surface form Occurrences
Battle of Lauffeldt 2
Battle of Lafelt 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
AlliedCasualties several thousand killed, wounded, and captured
AlliedCommander Duke of Cumberland
surface form: William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
AlliedStrength approximately 60,000–70,000 soldiers
alsoKnownAs Battle of Lauffeld
surface form: Battle of Lafelt

Battle of Lauffeld
surface form: Battle of Lauffeldt

Battle of Val
belligerent Dutch Republic
Great Britain
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy

Kingdom of France
campaign 1747 Flanders campaign
commander Maurice de Saxe
Duke of Cumberland
surface form: William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
commandStructure Allied army under British commander-in-chief Duke of Cumberland
French army under Marshal General of France Maurice de Saxe
conflictIn War of the Austrian Succession
conflictType pitched battle
countryAtTime Austrian Netherlands NERFINISHED
date 2 July 1747
followedBy Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1747)
FrenchCasualties several thousand killed and wounded
FrenchCommander Maurice de Saxe
FrenchStrength approximately 80,000 soldiers
front Western Front of the War of the Austrian Succession
historicalPeriod 18th century
involvedUnit Austro-Hungarian Army
surface form: Austrian Army

British Army
States Army of the Dutch Republic
surface form: Dutch States Army

French royal forces
surface form: French Royal Army
location Lauffeld
near Maastricht
present-day Belgium
nearSettlement Maastricht
notableParticipant Karl Josef Batthyány
Prince Waldeck
surface form: Prince of Waldeck
partOf War of the Austrian Succession
precededBy Battle of Rocoux
primaryOpponents France vs. Britain–Dutch Republic–Austria alliance
region Limburg (Netherlands)
surface form: Limburg
relatedTreaty Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)
result French victory
significance contributed to Allied willingness to negotiate peace
strategicOutcome consolidation of French control in the Austrian Netherlands
theatre Flanders campaign
year 1747

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Battle of Lauffeld alsoKnownAs Battle of Lauffeld
this entity surface form: Battle of Lafelt
Battle of Lauffeld alsoKnownAs Battle of Lauffeld
this entity surface form: Battle of Lauffeldt
Battle of Rocoux followedBy Battle of Lauffeld
this entity surface form: Battle of Lauffeldt
War of the Austrian Succession majorBattle Battle of Lauffeld
Battle of Rocoux precededBy Battle of Lauffeld