Battle Of Melle - War of the Austrian Succession, Battle of Fontenoy, Meeting engagement

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Battle of Melle was a small meeting engagement fought on 9 July 1745, during the War of the Austrian Succession, between forces of the Pragmatic Allies and the French following the battle of Fontenoy that would have serious consequences for the Pragmatic Army of the allies and Flanders. The allies, under Lieutenant General Moltke, were attempting to send more troops to defend the city Ghent, one of their major supply depots.The French, commanded by Lieutenant General Du Chayla, had sent their force to establish a crossing and a post south of the river Scheldt around the town of Melle to begin isolating Ghent.

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• Publisher: Alphascript Publishing
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• Released: 13.03.2012
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