Fontenoy

Village in Belgium, scene in 1745 of an important battle of the War of Austrian Succession, in which the French under the maréchal de Saxe defeated the Anglo-Allied troops under the duke of Cumberland. Here the French commander d'Anterroche reputedly issued the invitation to Lord Hay: ‘Messieurs les Anglais, tirez les premiers!’

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a battle in 1745 in which the French army under Marshal Saxe defeated the English army and their allies under the duke of Cumberland
  Synonym: battle of Fontenoy

Fontenoy may refer to:

• Battle of Fontenoy (1745)
• Battle of Fontenay (841)
• Fontenoy (a novel) by Liam Mac Cóil

People

• Maud Fontenoy, a French sailor

Places

Belgium:

• Fontenoy, a village in the municipality of Antoing, Belgium

Several communes in France:

• Fontenoy, in the Aisne département
• Fontenoy, in the Yonne département
• Fontenoy-la-Joûte, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département (a book town)
• Fontenoy-le-Château, in the Vosges département
• Fontenoy-sur-Moselle, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département

United States:

• Fontenoy, an unincorporated community in Door County, Wisconsin

See also

• Fontenay

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