梅勒战役发生于1745年7月9日,是奥地利王位继承战争的一场战役,盟军与法军之间的一场遭遇战。在丰特努瓦战役战败后,盟军指挥官坎伯兰公爵被要求要求保卫布鲁塞尔。他同时还想保护根特的关键港口,这是法国进军西法兰德斯的重要根据地。
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坎伯兰公爵动用了他的主力去掩护布鲁塞尔,同时派出6,000名士兵在汉诺威将军菲利普·毛奇率领下增援根特。在进军途中,它遇到了尼古拉·约瑟夫·朗格拉德率领的法军,联军在损失惨重的情况下被赶走,最终根特于7月13日投降。
* "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页) harv error: no target: CITEREFChisholm1911 (help)
- "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页) harv error: no target: CITEREFSmith1975 (help)
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