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War of the Spanish Succession: The French under Marshal Villars win a decisive victory over Eugene of Savoy at Denain.
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War of the Spanish Succession
1701–1714 European Great Power conflict
The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict, fought between 1701 to 1714. The death of Charles II of Spain in November 1700 without children resulted in a struggle for the Spanish Empire between rival claimants. Charles named his heir as Philip of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Claude Louis Hector de Villars, 1st Duke of Villars
Marshal General of France
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1712 battle
The Battle of Denain was fought on 24 July 1712 as part of the War of the Spanish Succession. It resulted in a French victory, under Marshal Villars, against Dutch and Austrian forces, under Prince Eugene of Savoy.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Prince Eugene of Savoy
Military commander in the service of Austria (1663–1736)
Prince Eugene Francis of Savoy-Carignano, better known as Prince Eugene, was a distinguished feldmarschall in the Army of the Holy Roman Empire and of the Austrian Habsburg dynasty during the 17th and 18th centuries. Renowned as one of the greatest military commanders of his…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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