梅勒戰役

梅勒戰役
	奧地利王位繼承戰爭的一部分
日期	1745年7月9日
地点	比利時梅勒
结果	法國勝利
参战方
法國	奧地利大公國; 大不列顛; 漢諾威王國; 荷蘭共和國
指挥官与领导者
尼古拉·約瑟夫·朗格拉德（英语：Nicholas Joseph Balthazar de l'Anglade, Vicomte du Chayla）	菲利普·毛奇
兵力
6,000至8,000人	6,000人
伤亡与损失
200人傷亡	500人傷亡; 1,500人被俘

梅勒戰役發生於1745年7月9日，是奥地利王位继承战争的一場戰役，盟军與法軍之间的一场遭遇战。在豐特努瓦戰役战败后，盟军指挥官坎伯兰公爵被要求要求保卫布鲁塞尔。他同時还想保护根特的关键港口，這是法國進軍西法蘭德斯的重要根據地。

坎伯兰公爵动用了他的主力去掩護布鲁塞尔，同时派出6,000名士兵在汉诺威将军菲利普·毛奇率領下增援根特。在進軍途中，它遇到了尼古拉·約瑟夫·朗格拉德（英语：Nicholas Joseph Balthazar de l'Anglade, Vicomte du Chayla）率领的法軍，聯軍在损失惨重的情况下被赶走，最終根特（英语：Fall of Ghent）于7月13日投降。

參考文獻

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* "The Austrian imperial standard has, on a yellow ground, the black double-headed eagle, on the breast and wings of which are imposed shields bearing the arms of the provinces of the empire . The flag is bordered all round, the border being composed of equal-sided triangles with their apices alternately inwards and outwards, those with their apices pointing inwards being alternately yellow and white, the others alternately scarlet and black" (Chisholm 1911，第461頁) harv模板錯誤: 無指向目標: CITEREFChisholm1911 (幫助)
- "The imperial banner was a golden yellow cloth...bearing a black eagle...The double-headed eagle was finally established by Sigismund as regent..." (Smith 1975，第114–119頁)
^ Dictionnaire de la noblesse, contenant les généalogies, l'histoire ...., Volume 1,Paris, MDCCLXX, p.275.
^ Screen, J.O.E., The Action at Melle 9 July 1745, Society for Army Historical Research. Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research..., Volume 77, Issues 309–312, London, 1999, p. 89, gives 7,500: 4,500 infantry in two brigades and 3 brigades of cavalry, 24 squadrons totaling 3,000. Similarly, Pichat, H. La campagne du maréchal de. Saxe dans les Flandres; de Fontenoy. (mai 1745) à la prise de Bruxelles (février 1746) suivi d'une correspondance inédite de Maurice de Saxe pendant cette campagne, Paris 1909, gives 4,500 infantry in two brigades and 3,000 cavalry in 24 squadrons.
^ Pichat, H. La campagne du maréchal de. Saxe dans les Flandres; de Fontenoy. (mai 1745) à la prise de Bruxelles (février 1746) suivi d'une correspondance inédite de Maurice de Saxe pendant cette campagne, Paris 1909, Saxe gives the allies 6,000 at Alost. Essay on the art of war..., London, MDCCLXI, p.391 gives 6,000. This seems to be the absolute upper limit, given the units known to be there.
^ Pichat, H. La campagne du maréchal de. Saxe dans les Flandres; de Fontenoy. (mai 1745) à la prise de Bruxelles (février 1746) suivi d'une correspondance inédite de Maurice de Saxe pendant cette campagne, Paris 1909, gives 200.
^ Chrystin, Jean-Baptiste. Les délices des Pays-Bas, Paris, MDCCLXXXVI, Vol.II., p. 323
^ Skrine, Francis Henry. Fontenoy and Great Britain's Share in the War of the Austrian Succession 1741–48. London, Edinburgh, 1906, p. 229

[1] * "The Austrian imperial standard has, on a yellow ground, the black double-headed eagle, on the breast and wings of which are imposed shields bearing the arms of the provinces of the empire . The flag is bordered all round, the border being composed of equal-sided triangles with their apices alternately inwards and outwards, those with their apices pointing inwards being alternately yellow and white, the others alternately scarlet and black" (Chisholm 1911，第461頁)
"The imperial banner was a golden yellow cloth...bearing a black eagle...The double-headed eagle was finally established by Sigismund as regent..." (Smith 1975，第114–119頁)

[2] "The imperial banner was a golden yellow cloth...bearing a black eagle...The double-headed eagle was finally established by Sigismund as regent..." (Smith 1975，第114–119頁)

[2] Dictionnaire de la noblesse, contenant les généalogies, l'histoire ...., Volume 1,Paris, MDCCLXX, p.275.

[3] Screen, J.O.E., The Action at Melle 9 July 1745, Society for Army Historical Research. Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research..., Volume 77, Issues 309–312, London, 1999, p. 89, gives 7,500: 4,500 infantry in two brigades and 3 brigades of cavalry, 24 squadrons totaling 3,000. Similarly, Pichat, H. La campagne du maréchal de. Saxe dans les Flandres; de Fontenoy. (mai 1745) à la prise de Bruxelles (février 1746) suivi d'une correspondance inédite de Maurice de Saxe pendant cette campagne, Paris 1909, gives 4,500 infantry in two brigades and 3,000 cavalry in 24 squadrons.

[4] Pichat, H. La campagne du maréchal de. Saxe dans les Flandres; de Fontenoy. (mai 1745) à la prise de Bruxelles (février 1746) suivi d'une correspondance inédite de Maurice de Saxe pendant cette campagne, Paris 1909, Saxe gives the allies 6,000 at Alost. Essay on the art of war..., London, MDCCLXI, p.391 gives 6,000. This seems to be the absolute upper limit, given the units known to be there.

[5] Pichat, H. La campagne du maréchal de. Saxe dans les Flandres; de Fontenoy. (mai 1745) à la prise de Bruxelles (février 1746) suivi d'une correspondance inédite de Maurice de Saxe pendant cette campagne, Paris 1909, gives 200.

[6] Chrystin, Jean-Baptiste. Les délices des Pays-Bas, Paris, MDCCLXXXVI, Vol.II., p. 323

[7] Skrine, Francis Henry. Fontenoy and Great Britain's Share in the War of the Austrian Succession 1741–48. London, Edinburgh, 1906, p. 229

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