Battle of Rocoux
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Part of the War of the Austrian Succession | |||||||
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France | Austria | ||||||
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Maurice de Saxe |
War of the Austrian Succession |
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Mollwitz – Chotusitz – Dettingen – Toulon – Fontenoy – Hohenfriedberg – Soor – Kesselsdorf – Rocoux – 1st Finisterre – Lauffeld – 2nd Finisterre – Havana |
The Battle of Rocoux was fought on 11 October 1746 outside the Belgian city of Liege during War of the Austrian Succession. The battle was between the armies of France and Austria. The French were victorious, breaking Austrian control over the Netherlands.