Major battle in the
War of Spanish Succession, 23 May, 1706. The
Duke of Marlborough, leading English, Dutch, and Danish troops, decisively defeated a French army lead by the [Duke of Villeroi]
? at Ramillies-Orfus, near Mons
?, on the bank of the river Mehaigne in
Brabant. This victory cleared the French from the [Spanish Netherlands]
?, and led to the capture of the cities of
Antwerp, Bruges
?, and Ghent
?.
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