Battle of Merzig (The Sky Filled With Stars)

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Battle of Merzig

Date	May 2, 1738
Location	6 miles south of Merzig, Brabant.
Result	Destruction of the Brabanter army.

Belligerents

Kingdom of France

Duchy of Brittany

Duchy of Brabant

Commanders and leaders

Devreu de Marmon

Alfons Koeman

Strength

77,000 infantry

12,000 light cavalry and dragoons

90 cannon

13,000 infantry (over half pikemen)

800 light cavalry

Casualties and losses

200 infantry killed, 870 infantry wounded

about 2,000 cavalry killed and wounded

10,000 infantry killed wounded or captured

all cavalry killed

Exact numbers are unavailable for the number of Brabanter casualties.