1747 Flanders campaign

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The 1747 Flanders campaign was a major phase of the War of the Austrian Succession in the Low Countries, marked by French offensives against the Allied forces of Britain, the Dutch Republic, and Austria.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf campaign of the War of the Austrian Succession
military campaign
belligerent Austria
France
Great Britain
conflict War of the Austrian Succession
conflictType land campaign
countryInvolved Dutch Republic
Habsburg Monarchy
Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Great Britain
followed 1746 Flanders campaign
hasPart Battle of Lauffeld
French offensive operations in the Low Countries
Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1747)
historicalPeriod Early modern period
linked to: Early Modern period
location Flanders
Low Countries
mainTheatre Flanders
militaryObjective to secure French control over Flanders and the Austrian Netherlands
notableCommander Duke of Cumberland
Maurice de Saxe
Prince of Waldeck
linked to: Prince Waldeck
opponent Allied forces of Britain, the Dutch Republic, and Austria
Pragmatic Army
opposedBy Austrian forces in the Low Countries
British Army
Dutch States Army
partOf Flanders theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession
French offensive in the Austrian Netherlands
War of the Austrian Succession
primaryOpposingAlliance France vs Pragmatic Allies
region Austrian Netherlands
relatedTo Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
result French victory
significance contributed to French dominance in the Low Countries late in the war
startTime 1747
temporalLocation 18th century

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Battle of Lauffeld campaign 1747 Flanders campaign
Battle of Rocourt campaign Flanders campaign of the War of the Austrian Succession
linked to: 1747 Flanders campaign