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Oudenarde, Battle of

Years: 1708 - 1708

The Battle of Oudenaarde (or Oudenarde) is a key battle in the War of the Spanish Succession fought on July 11, 1708 between the forces of Great Britain, the Dutch Republic and the Holy Roman Empire on the one side and the French on the other.

It takes place at Oudenaarde, Belgium and is a decisive victory for the allies.

"[the character] Professor Johnston often said that if you didn't know history, you didn't know anything. You were a leaf that didn't know it was part of a tree."

― Michael Crichton, Timeline (November 1999)