![In this painting of the Battle of Fontenoy by Felix Philippoteaux, British and French officers salute each other before their opposing armies begin firing.](https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/M-Fontenoy-Lead-NEW-4C-Dec04-e1694725189972-760x428.jpg)
War of the Austrian Succession
Stately Minuet of Death: Maurice de Saxe at Fontenoy
By Vince HawkinsIn 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