In this painting of the Battle of Fontenoy by Felix Philippoteaux, British and French officers salute each other before their opposing armies begin firing.

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Stately Minuet of Death: Maurice de Saxe at Fontenoy

By Vince Hawkins

In the Age of Reason, even wars were fought reasonably. Well-ordered marches, carefully dressed ranks of impeccably turned-out soldiers, and elaborately sketched battle plans were the order of the day in the so-called “lace wars” of the mid-18th century. Read more

9-1717-8-16-A1-1 Tuerkenkrieg 1716-18. - "Die Schlacht bei Belgrad". - (18. August 1717; das kaiserliche Heer unter Prinz Eugen schlaegt das tuerkische Entsatzheer unter Chalil Pascha zurueck). Gemaelde, um 1720. Ilario Spolverini (1657-1734) zuge- schrieben. Wien, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum.

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Prince Eugene’s Last Ride

 

By Ludwig Heinrich Dyck

Beneath the Gothic steeples of their churches, the priests of Wallachia prayed that the Austrians would deliver them from the Turkish yoke. Read more

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