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The Battle of Denain was fought on July 24 , 1712 , as part of the War Of The Spanish Succession , and resulted in a French victory under General Villars against Austria n and Dutch forces under Prince Eugene Of Savoy .

Eugene had crossed the Scheldt with 120,000 men intending to force a battle with Villars 100,000 troops. However, the sudden withdrawal of English troops, recently placed under the Duke Of Ormonde , led to the allied army being halted. Villars took advantage to lauch a bayonet attack on a portion of Eugene's army. About 8,000 Austrian and Dutch soldiers were either killed in battle or drowned, at the cost of 500 French troops.