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that the fear of death was taken away from us. And when the French came upon us, and overpowered us, we were troubled at our regiment's giving way, and would have stood our ground, and called to the rest to stop and face the enemy, but to no purpose. In the retreat we were broke; yet after we had retreated about a mile, we rallied twice and fired again. We marched a good part of the night and the next day, about four o'clock, we came to this camp."
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reads; "We marched a mile forward into little parks and orchards, a village being between us and our army: here we remained about three hours, while their right wing was engaged with the Dutch, the cannon playing every where all this time. But we were all endued with strength and courage from God, so
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Extract of a Letter from a Dutch Officer, Relating to the Action near Liege. "The affair that we had yesterday with the French begun in the evening. The fire which the enemy made upon us from their mask'd batteries, and otherwise, was one of the most terrible ever seen, and it look'd as if hell had
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moved through the town and outflanked Waldeck, who re-aligned his troops to face this threat. Completing these movements delayed the main French assault until 15:00 and the Dutch put up strong resistance, particularly around the village of Ance, which they finally lost after two hours of heavy
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French cavalry made contact with the Austrian outposts around 18:00 on 10 October, then halted for the night, and camped outside Liège. Knowing they were substantially outnumbered, Charles of Lorraine ordered the baggage train across the Meuse to allow an orderly retreat, and Ligonier's troops
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A second French attack was made against the British-German troops in the centre, who were driven out of their fortified positions in Rocoux and Vercoux, before regrouping further back. Although Von Zastrow retained Liers, British and German infantry withdrew towards the Meuse, covered by the
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was a compact area 160 kilometres wide, the highest point only 100 metres above sea level, and dominated by canals and rivers. Until the 19th century, commercial and military goods were largely transported by water and wars in this theatre generally fought for control of rivers such as the
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was under instructions to delay, hoping their position in Flanders would improve. In the January 1747 Hague Convention, Britain agreed to fund Austrian and Sardinian forces in Italy, and an Allied army of 140,000 in Flanders, increasing to 192,000 in 1748.
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opened her mouth to swallow us up. As I was of the rear-guard, and among the hindmost of my troop, in retiring from the field of battle, 'tis a miracle I escaped. As the stragglers come in, we hope to make some abatement in the number said to be lost."
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A night of heavy rain was followed by thick mist and so the French did not begin the battle until the weather cleared around 10:00 am, when their artillery opened fire on the British and Dutch positions. At the same time, two columns led by
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in 1713, only because neither the British or Dutch would allow the other to control it. The Dutch also wanted peace, since the fighting badly affected trade and these factors played an important role in the 1746 campaign.
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However, by late 1746, Austrian forces had expelled Spanish Bourbon troops from Northern Italy and neither France nor Spain could afford to continue funding their campaign. With the removal of this threat,
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British officer Jean-Louis Ligonier about the Dutch: "...Attack'd our army yesterday by our left flank, where after a long resistance the Hollanders behaving extreamly well, were however forc'd by numbers"
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later criticised Charles of Lorraine for allegedly failing to support the British and Dutch, but Ligonier said he had acted in accordance with the plan agreed by the Allied leadership the night before.
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held the left, the British and Germans in the centre and the Austrians, who formed the largest part of the army, on the right. The Allied position was divided by several rivers and deep
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Saxe decided it was too late in the day to continue the attack, allowing his opponents to retreat with little interference. The British, Germans and Dutch crossed the Meuse on three
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Austrians, who had not been directly engaged. Now that Waldeck was in danger of being cut off from the right wing, he too had to decide to retreat and abandoned his new positions.
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fortified the villages of Rocoux, Varoux and Liers. Saxe decided to attack the Allied left and centre, leaving a small screening force to pin down the Austrians on the right.
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returned from Scotland to assume command of the Hanoverian and British troops. By now, only British subsidies kept their allies in the war; Austria's top priority was to regain
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fighting. Counter-attacks by the Dutch cavalry eventually allowed their infantry to pull back in good order. Waldeck took up a new position behind the road to
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to finish with Charleroi, Saxe cut their supply lines, forcing them to retreat. By late September, Namur had fallen and the Allies moved to protect
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and Lowendahl prepared a frontal attack. After the Liège authorities opened the town gates, a third column under
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which he hoped to retain. The order in which his troops had been withdrawn gave him some cause for confidence.
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forced Britain to transfer troops to Scotland. In the first months of 1746, the French took
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Anchored on the left by the Liège suburbs, the Allied line ran through Rocoux to the River
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The Nine Years' War and the British Army, 1688–1697: The Operations in the Low Countries
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Although Rocoux led to the capture of Liège, and opened the way for an attack on the
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The Austrian Netherlands and Southern Dutch Republic; key locations 1746–1748
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Neêrlands heldendaden te land, van de vroegste tijden af tot in onze dagen
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persuaded his allies to make another attempt, which ended with defeat at
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in August 1746. These proceeded slowly, since the British envoy
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in April 1745 was followed by the capture of the key ports of
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in August. While Rocoux confirmed French control of the
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British Journals: Letters on the Battle of Rocoux, 1746
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Primarily consisting of Hanoverian and Hessian troops
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Index

War of the Austrian Succession

Rocourt
Prince-Bishopric of Liège
Austrian Netherlands
France
Habsburg Empire
Great Britain
Province of Hanover
Hanover
Dutch Republic
Kingdom of France
Maurice de Saxe
Kingdom of France
Clermont-Tonnerre
Kingdom of France
Count Lowendahl
Kingdom of France
de Contades
Habsburg monarchy
Charles of Lorraine
Habsburg monarchy
József Batthyány
Kingdom of Great Britain
Earl Ligonier
Dutch Republic
Prince Waldeck
Province of Hanover
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