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War of the Austrian Succession: French victory at the Battle of Melle enabled their subsequent capture of Ghent from the Austrian Netherlands.
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War of the Austrian Succession
1740–1748 war between European powers
The War of the Austrian Succession, 1740 to 1748, was a European Great Power conflict fought primarily in Europe, the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Related conflicts include King George's War in North America, the War of Jenkins' Ear, the First Carnatic War, and the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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)
Austrian Netherlands
Austrian territory (1714–1797)
The Austrian Netherlands was the territory of the Burgundian Circle of the Holy Roman Empire between 1714 and 1797. The period began with the acquisition by the Austrian Habsburg monarchy of the former Spanish Netherlands under the Treaty of Rastatt in 1714. It lasted until…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)