battle_of_fontenoy (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

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English 1 sense of the expression *Battle of Fontenoy*:
NOUN	act	Battle of Fontenoy, Fontenoy	a battle in 1745 in which the French army under Marshal Saxe defeated the English army and their allies under the duke of Cumberland

EnglishBattle of Fontenoy: 1 sense noun 1, act
Meaning	A battle in 1745 in which the French army under Marshal Saxe defeated the English army and their allies under the duke of Cumberland.
Synonym	Fontenoy
Instance of	pitched battle	A fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
Part of	War of the Austrian Succession	Prussia and Austria fought over Silesia and most of the rest of Europe took sides
Region	Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium, Belgique	A monarchy in northwestern Europe
Spanish	batalla de Fontenoy, Fontenoy

HyperDicEnglishBATTLE OF F ... Battle of Fontenoy