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French victory in the Battle of Melle allows them to capture Ghent in the days after.
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Battle of Melle
1745 battle of the War of the Austrian Succession
The Battle of Melle was an encounter battle fought on 9 July 1745, during the War of the Austrian Succession, between forces of the Pragmatic Allies and the French. After their defeat at Fontenoy in May, the Duke of Cumberland, Allied commander in Flanders, was under pressure…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ghent
Capital of East Flanders province, Belgium
Ghent is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the province of East Flanders, and the third largest in the country, after Brussels and Antwerp. It is a port and university city.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)