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	French Military Victories
		Battle of Sentinum - 295 B.C. The Gauls and Samniums under Egnatius are defeated by Decius Mus and Fabius Maximus Rullianus of the Roman Republic.
		Battle of Telamon - 224 B.C. The out-numbered Gauls led by Concolitanus and Aneorestus are defeated by Atiliua Regulus and Aemilius Papus of the Roman Republic.
		Battle of Gergovia - 52 B.C. The Gallic Tribes led by Vercingetorix defeat the Roman Republic army of Julius Caesar.
	www.militaryfactory.com /battles/french_military_victories.asp (2829 words)

	Battle of Fleurus (1690) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The battle was fought between 45,000 French under Luxembourg and 37,000 allied Dutch, Spaniards and Imperialists under Prince of Waldeck.
		The left wing of the French cavalry was to move under cover of woods, houses and hollows to gain Wangenies, where it was to connect with the frontal attack of the French, centre from Fleurus and to envelop Waldeck's right.
		Two French regiments accidentally attacking each other during this battle led to the habit of attaching a white scarf to the flags of the regiments from 1690 - white being the colour of the kings of France.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Fleurus_(1690) (694 words)

	Battle of Fleurus (1622) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Fleurus in 1622 was a battle in the Thirty Years' War.
		Ernst von Mansfeld and Christian of Brunswick, marching to relieve the siege of Bergen op Zoom, found their march blocked at Lutter by the Imperial army of Gonzalez de Cordoba.
		The battle was won by Christian of Brunswick, who after five charges and 5 bloody repulses was able to break through the imperial lines, allowing the rest of the army to march on towards Bergen, which they reached just in time to save the fort.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Fleurus_(1622) (190 words)

	Thirty Years' War
		Count Bucquoy, the commander of the Austrian army, defeated the forces of the Protestant Union at the Battle of Sablat, led by Count Mansfeld, on 10 June 1619.
		Mannheim and Heidelberg fell in 1622, and Frankenthal in 1623.
		Wallenstein defeated Mansfeld's army at the Battle of the Bridge of Dessau (1626) and General Tilly defeated the Danes at the Battle of Lutter (1626).
	publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/t/th/thirty_years__war.html (3125 words)

	Battle of Fleurus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Fleurus (1622) in the Thirty Years' War.
		The Battle of Fleurus (1690) in the Nine Years War.
		The Battle of Fleurus (1794) in the French Revolutionary Wars.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Fleurus (118 words)

	Battle of Fleurus (1690) - Definition, explanation
		The Battle of Fleurus took place on July 1, 1690.
		It was a victory for the French army under Marshal Luxembourg against an allied army comprising Dutch, German, Spanish, and British troops under the German-Dutch Prince of Waldeck.
		The battle was fought between 45,000 French under Luxembourg and 37,000 allied Dutch, Spaniards and Imperialists under Prince of Waldeck.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/b/ba/battle_of_fleurus__1690_.php (639 words)

	Battle of Fleurus : Napoleonic Wars : Peninsular War : Wellington : Paget : Uxbridge
		Battle of Fleurus : Napoleonic Wars : Peninsular War : Wellington : Paget : Uxbridge
		An important battle in deciding the fate of the infant French republic, Fleurus is also noted for being one of the first battles to include aerial reconnaissance.
		The battle, which lasted about six hours, was a major reverse for the First Coalition and ended Austrian control over the Netherlands.
	www.napoleonguide.com /battle_fleurus.htm (140 words)

	General Louis Friant
		At the second Battle of Abukir he served on the right wing under Reynier, and in April he became Menou's second in command of all the French forces in Egypt.
		During the battle he had three horses shot out from under him, and when he was ennobled later during the empire, he put three horse heads on his coat of arms to signify that.
		A few weeks after the battle, he was named a Grand Eagle of the Legion of Honor in recognition of his contributions.
	www.napoleonic-officers.net /web/officers/F/friant.html (942 words)

	Batailles
		Battle of Mühlberg (Germany) in 1547: Imperial victory against the protestant princes.
		The battles of St Quentin and Gravelines, recognised the end of the French dream in Italy and the impossibility for the Spanish King to recover the Duchy of Burgundy, the peace was signed in Cateau Cambresis in 1559.
		Battle of Nordlingen (Germany) in 1634: Victory of the Catholics against the main Swedish/Protestant army.
	www.geocities.com /ao1617/Battle.html (5594 words)

	Balloon in War
		L'Entrepremant at the Battle of Fleurus, June 26, 1794.
		The Battle of Fleurus was the first battle in history where aerial reconnaissance contributed significantly to the victory.
		However, the skills of the Aérostiers were not efficiently used, and at the Battle of Aboukir in 1798, the British destroyed the equipment.
	centennialofflight.gov /essay/Lighter_than_air/Napoleon's_wars/LTA3.htm (843 words)

	MACHINE-GUN - LoveToKnow Article on MACHINE-GUN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The method of breaking the enemys battles with these carts was at first, in th~ ancient manner, to drive into and disorder the hostile ranks ~jth the ~., d scythes.
		The natural consequence was that the mitrailleuses were taken into battle by officers and men of whom nine-tenths had never seen them fire one round of live cartridges.
		It deeply affects the machine-gun tactics in the battle of all arms, and it is therefore decided in each service by the use to which the guns are intended to be put.
	69.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MA/MACHINE_GUN.htm (8655 words)

	Battle of Fleurus -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Two battles in the fall of 1777 that marked the turning point for the Continental Army in the American Revolution were the Battles of Saratoga.
		One of the two major battles of the American Civil War was fought at the crossroads town of Gettysburg, Pa., from July 1 to 3, 1863.
		The Battle of Marathon was a decisive victory for the Greeks during the Persian Wars.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9034564 (768 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Battle of Fleurus (1794)
		The Battle of Fleurus, fought on June 26, 1794 was one of the most decisive battles in the Low Countries during the French, under Jourdan were able to more effectively concentrate their forces in order to achieve victory against the Austrian army under Saxe-Cobourg.
		This victory precipitated a full Allied withdrawal from Belgium and allowed French forces to push north into Holland.
		The Battle largely invalidated the argument that continuation of the French Revolutionary Reign of Terror was necessary because of the military threat to France's very existence.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battle-of-Fleurus-(1794) (168 words)

	Fleurus
		The battle opened at 03.00 hrs with Coburg supposing his dispersed columns would actually combine in attack, As it turned out this was not to happen.
		Just as the battle was going the way of the French lady luck intervened i.e.; Jourdan heard of the rout of Montaigeau on the left, at the same time he learnt of the fall of Lambusart.
		This battle sounded the death knell of the First Coalition, with the Austrians retreating over the Meuse River in poor morale opening a gap in the Allied lines.
	www.fortunecity.com /underworld/fifa/47/fleurus.html (1044 words)

	Marshal Nicolas-Jean de Dieu Soult
		After the Battle of Fleurus (1794), in which he greatly distinguished himself for coolness, he was promoted general of brigade by the representatives on mission.
		He played a great part in all the famous battles of the Grande Armée, except the Battle of Friedland (on the day of which he forced his way into Königsberg), and after the conclusion of the Peace of Tilsit he returned to France and was created (1808) duke of Dalmatia.
		After the Battle of Talavera (1809) he was made chief of staff of the French troops in Spain with extended powers, and on November 19, 1809 won the great victory of Ocafia.
	www.soldiers-russia.com /new_soldiers/1812/marshal_nicolas.htm (991 words)

	Historic Battles On Belgian Soil quiz
		In a number of battles between England and France, "Belgium" was the battleground: Ramillies 1706; Oudenaarde 1708; Malplaquet 1709.
		Napoleon started the Battle of Waterloo with an attack on the farm of Hougoumont by means of which he wanted to divert troops from Wellington's centre.
		On the day of the battle of Waterloo, from late afternoon on, it was clear that Napoleon's attempt to break through the ranks of Wellington's army had failed.
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz/quiz96017b00500.html (465 words)

	Of Mice and Mortar (Harpers.org) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Her first fight was the battle of Lauden, where she was wounded in the ankle.
		A more touching instance than this even occurred at the battle of Magenta, where a dog belonging to a lieutenant of the foreign legion marched into action with his master, and the two were mortally wounded almost at the same instant.
		They were also employed by the French at the battle of Fleurus, during the siege of Mentz, and subsequently at that of Ehrenbreitstein.
	harpers.org /BattleGossip.html (1908 words)

	Belgium - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Belgium
		Meanwhile the remains of the Belgian army were stationed on the extreme left of the Allied front, having withstood severe fighting at the Battle of the Yser.
		After the fall of Antwerp the coast towns of Zeebrugge and Ostend had fallen into German hands, but in 1917 they were rendered ineffective as submarine bases by some ships being sunk by a British squadron at the entrance of the harbours, thus partially closing them.
		In the series of engagements known as the Battle of Flanders (see Flanders, Battle of), fought in September–November 1918, British, French and Belgian armies under King Albert drove the Germans out of Belgian territory and back into Germany.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Belgium (4427 words)

	Aeronautics
		In June 1794 Coutelle ascended with the adjutant and general to reconnoiter the hostile army just before the battle of Fleurus, and two reconnaissances were made, each occupying foru hours.
		In the French campaign against Italy in 1859 the French had recourse to the use of balloons, but this time there was not any aerostatic corps, and their management was entrusted to the brothers Godard.
		The Fleurus re connaissance was made in a balloon inflated with hydrogen gas, while at Solferino a fire-balloon was employed.
	www.1902-encyclopedia.com /A/AER/aeronautics-2.html (9872 words)

	Battle of Copenhagen (1801) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The main attack was led by Admiral (English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)) Horatio Nelson, who famously disobeyed Parker's order to withdraw and destroyed many of the Danish-Norwegian ships before (Click link for more info and facts about Denmark-Norway) Denmark-Norway agreed to a truce.
		For over four hours, the battle was a close run affair with three British vessels stuck on sandbars.
		It was on this occasion that Nelson is said to have put his telescope to his blind eye, and maintained he could not read the signal.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/B/Ba/Battle_of_Copenhagen_(1801).htm (539 words)

	Battle of Fleurus (1794) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		After the Battle of Tourcoing (May 17-18, 1794), Jourdan was given the command of the Army of the Ardennes and four divisions of the Army of the North, about 96,000 men in total.
		This new group was then named the Army of the Sambre-Meuse.
		It saw the first military use of an aircraft, as a reconnaissance baloon on the French side.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Fleurus_(1794) (463 words)

	Battle of Fleurus (1794) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Battle of Fleurus (1794) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		The Battle largely invalidated the argument that continuation of the French Revolutionary (The historic period (1793-94) during the French Revolution when thousands were executed) Reign of Terror was necessary because of the military threat to France's very existence.
		Consequently, (French revolutionary; leader of the Jacobins and architect of the Reign of Terror; was himself executed in a coup d'etat (1758-1794)) Robespierre's dictatorship was overthrown a month later.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/battle_of_fleurus_(1794).htm (77 words)

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