# Canonical recap data for Battle of Fontenoy (1745)
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slug: battle-fontenoy
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1745/battle-fontenoy"
title: Battle of Fontenoy
subtitle: French victory over allied British-Dutch-Austrian forces secured Bourbon ascendancy and demonstrated French military resurgence mid-century.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1745-05-11
datePrecision: day
year: 1745
decade: 1740
country:
name: Belgium
slug: belgium
summaryShort: The Battle of Fontenoy, 11 May 1745, took place during the War of the Austrian Succession, near Tournai, in Belgium. A French army of 50,000 under Marshal Saxe defeated a Pragmatic Army of roughly the same size, led by the Duke of Cumberland.
summaryLong: The Battle of Fontenoy, 11 May 1745, took place during the War of the Austrian Succession, near Tournai, in Belgium. A French army of 50,000 under Marshal Saxe defeated a Pragmatic Army of roughly the same size, led by the Duke of Cumberland.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Battle of Fontenoy"
importance: 75
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fontenoy"
  title: Battle of Fontenoy (1745)
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
metaDescription: "The Battle of Fontenoy, 11 May 1745, took place during the War of the Austrian Succession, near Tournai, in Belgium. A French army of 50,000 under Marshal Saxe "
wikidataQid: Q569953
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  capturedAt: 2026-05-16
  label: Battle of Fontenoy (1745)
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fontenoy"
