From this spot you get a view of the battlefield on which 6,000 people were killed and 7,000 wounded during the Battle of Oudenaarde in the summer of 1708.
8 years after the Spanish king had died without an heir to the throne and his empire was in danger of falling into the hands of the grandson of his French colleague Louis XIV, a bloody clash took place here on July 11 between 80,000 Allied soldiers and 95,000 French.
The landscape played an important role in the course of the battle. In the fragmented tangle of stream valleys, with hedges and bushes, the battle was very chaotic. While the high places like here were ideal to get an overview of the hostilities.
TIP: More about the Battle of Oudenaarde: http://www.oudenaarde.be/nl/inwoners/Vrijetijd/Archief/Militaire_geschiedenis/De_slag_bij_Oudenaarde_in_1708/
Source: Slag Bij Oudenaarde
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