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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Fontenoy, Battle of Fontenoynoun

    a battle in 1745 in which the French army under Marshal Saxe defeated the English army and their allies under the duke of Cumberland

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  1. fontenoy

    Fontenoy is generally recognized as a geographical location and name for several distinct places, particularly in France and Belgium. The most notable one is the site of the Battle of Fontenoy which took place during the War of Austrian Succession in 1745. In a broader context, the specific definition of Fontenoy can differ based on whether it's used to refer to a city, town, commune, or historical event.

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  1. Fontenoy

    Published in 2005, Fontenoy is the third novel by the Irish novelist Liam Mac Cóil, and a winner of the Gradam Uí Shúilleabháin award in 2006. The novel centres on a box of printers' proofs in a Gaelic font recently found by the author in an archive in the French city of Chartres. The pages contain an account of the Battle of Fontenoy, during the Austrian War of Succession, written by a fictional Irish captain of the Irish Brigade, known as the Wild Geese. While on one hand, Fontenoy is a fictional account of the French victory told from the perspective of an Irishman serving in the army of King Louis XV of France, on the other hand it is a novel that explores perspectives in general, and in the writing of history in particular. In his review in The Irish Times, Alan Titley praised the novel highly, singling out for special mention the author's artistry and clarity of style.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Fontenoy

    a village in Belgium, 5 m. SW. of Tournay, where Marshal Saxe beat the English, Dutch, and Austrians under the Duke of Cumberland in 1745.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. fontenoy

    A village in Belgium, in the province of Hainaut, 5 miles southwest of Tournay. Here was fought the most famous contest in the War of the Austrian Succession, on May 11, 1745, between the French under Marshal Saxe and the allies (English, Dutch, and Austrians) under the Duke of Cumberland. After a hard-fought battle the allies were forced to retreat. The loss on both sides was stated at about 7000 men.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Fontenoy in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Fontenoy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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