battle, major, early modern
Battle of Rocoux
Battle of Rocoux was a battle fought on 11 October 1746 at Rocourt, in what is now Belgium. It was part of the War of the Austrian Succession, which ran from 1740 to 1748. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 100,000 to 120,000 against 70,000 to 100,000.
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Record
| Date | 11 October 1746 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Rocourt, Belgium 50.676N, 5.546E | |
| Part of | War of the Austrian Succession (1740 to 1748) | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Result | French victory | |
| Belligerents | Kingdom of France | Habsburg Monarchy; Kingdom of Great Britain; Hanover; Dutch Republic |
| Commanders | Maurice de Saxe; Clermont-Tonnerre; Count Lowendahl; de Contades | Charles of Lorraine; József Batthyány; Earl Ligonier; Prince Waldeck; Ludwig von Zastrow |
| Strength | 100,000 to 120,000 | 70,000 to 100,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 3,000 to 4,000 dead or wounded | 8,000–10,000 dead, wounded, or captured |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Othée 1408, 7.6 km
- Siege of the Atuatuci 57 BC, 13 km
- Ambiorix's Revolt 54 BC, 13 km
- Battle of Fort Eben-Emael 1940, 17 km
- Battle of Lauffeld 1747, 18 km
In the same war
- Before: Raid on Lorient 20 September 1746
- After: Siege of Antibes 5 December 1746
- All 35 engagements of War of the Austrian Succession
Elsewhere in 1746
- Battle of Culloden United Kingdom
- Battle of Falkirk Muir United Kingdom
- Battle of Rottofreddo Italy
- Battle at Port-la-Joye Canada
- Siege of Mons Belgium
Battle of Rocoux is one of 1,496 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 189 in present-day Belgium.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q32493, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Rocoux, revision 1370587617, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.