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FONTENOY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Synonyms:
Battle of Fontenoy; Fontenoy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Instance hypernyms:
pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)
Domain region:
Belgique; Belgium; Kingdom of Belgium (a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
Holonyms ("Fontenoy" is a part of...):
War of the Austrian Succession (Prussia and Austria fought over Silesia and most of the rest of Europe took sides; 1740-1748)
