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Battle of Rocoux

Battle of Rocoux was a battle fought on 11 October 1746 at Rocourt, in what is now Belgium. It was part of the War of the Austrian Succession, which ran from 1740 to 1748. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 100,000 to 120,000 against 70,000 to 100,000.

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Battle of Rocoux
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Fought11 October 1746
WhereRocourt, Belgium50.676N, 5.546E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsKingdom of FranceagainstHabsburg Monarchy; Kingdom of Great Britain; Hanover; Dutch Republic
Casualties and losses3,000 to 4,000 dead or woundedand8,000–10,000 dead, wounded, or captured
Part ofWar of the Austrian Succession1740 to 1748

Where it sits in the War of the Austrian Succession

Battle of Mollwitz, 1741Siege of Brieg, 1741Siege of Prague, 1742Siege of Brno, 1742Battle of Chotusitz, 1742Battle of Sahay, 1742Action of 14 June 1742, 1742Siege of Mirandola, 1742Bombardment of Mataró and Palamós, 1742Battle of Campo Santo, 1743Battle of Dettingen, 1743Planned French Invasion of Britain, 1744Battle of Toulon, 1744Battle of Villafranca, 1744Battle of Velletri, 1744Battle of Casteldelfino, 1744Siege of Prague, 1744Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo, 1744Siege of Valenza, 1745Battle of Pfaffenhofen, 1745Siege of Tournai, 1745Battle of Fontenoy, 1745Siege of Louisbourg, 1745Battle of Anguilla, 1745Fall of Ghent, 1745Battle of Melle, 1745Siege of Ath, 1745Battle of Bassignano, 1745Battle of Soor, 1745Battle of Hennersdorf, 1745Siege of Brussels, 1746Siege of Genoa, 1746Battle of Piacenza, 1746Action of 6 July 1746, 1746Siege of Namur, 1746Battle of Madras, 1746Raid on Lorient, 1746Battle of Rocoux, 1746Battle of Adyar, 1746Siege of Antibes, 1746Siege of Genoa, 1747First Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747Siege of Bergen op Zoom, 1747Battle of Lauffeld, 1747Battle of Assietta, 1747Second Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747Battle of Saint-Louis-du-Sud, 1748Siege of Maastricht, 1748Siege of Cuddalore, 174817411748Battle of Rocoux, 1746
49 placed engagements of the War of the Austrian Succession in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date11 October 1746
PlaceRocourt, Belgium
50.676N, 5.546E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength100,000 to 120,00070,000 to 100,000
Casualties and losses3,000 to 4,000 dead or wounded8,000–10,000 dead, wounded, or captured
Commanders
Battle of RocouxBattle of RocouxBattle of OthéeSiege of the AtuatuciAmbiorix's RevoltBattle of Fort Eben-EmaelBattle of LauffeldBattle of OthéeBattle of LauffeldBrusselsLilleCologneAntwerpenLuxembourgDüsseldorfCharleroiKoblenz100 km50.676N, 5.546E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Rocoux
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Rocoux today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2023-06-24. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2023.

The recorded site stands at about 174 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 53 to 245 m, 192 m of relief, hilly country and today it is 34% built-up, 29% tree cover, 25% cropland.

built-up: 34%tree cover: 29%cropland: 25%grassland: 12%built-up 34%tree cover 29%cropland 25%grassland 12%
west to east, 10.0 km111 to 188 mnorth to south, 10.0 km107 to 189 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

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Elsewhere in 1746

Battle of Rocoux is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 267 in present-day Belgium.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q32493, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Rocoux, revision 1370587617, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.