Vezon in Tournai in Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium — Northwestern Europe
Battle of Fontenoy British Memorial
Photographed by Jonathan Woody
1. Battle of Fontenoy British Memorial
In Honour of the British Regiments which Fought at Fontenoy XI.V.MDCCXLV
Household Cavalry
3rd Troop of Horse Guards
4th Troop of Horse Guards
2nd Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards
Royal Horse Guards (The Blues)
Brigade of Guards
First Guards (Grenadier Guards)
Second Guards (Coldstream)
Third Guard (Scots Guards)
British Cavalry of the Line
King's Regiment of Horse (1st Dragoon Guards)
Ligonier's (7th Dragoon Guards)
Hawley's (Royal Regiment)
Campbell's (Royal North British)
Bland's (King's Own)
Stair's (6th Inniskilling)
Infantry of the Line
Royal Scots (1st)
Howard's (The Buffs) (3rd)
Onslow's (8th)
Sowle's (11th)
Duroure's (12th)
Pulteney's (13th)
Howard's (Green Howards) (19th)
Blighs' (20th)
Campbell's (21st)
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (21st)
Earl of Rothe's (Newly Sempill's) (25th)
Bragg's (28th)
Handasyde's (Newly Beaclerk's) (31st)
Skelton's (32nd)
Johnson's (33rd)
Cholmondeley's (34th)
Sempill's (Newly Murray's) (Black Watch) (43rd)
British Field Artillery
Offered by subscription on 7th May 2005
The British Regiments The City of Tournai The
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Erected 2005 by The British Regiments; The City of Tournai; The British Embassy; ASBL Le Tricorne.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Notable Events • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical date for this entry is May 11, 1745.
Location. 50° 34.127′ N, 3° 30.059′ E. Memorial is in Tournai, Région wallonne (Wallonia), in Hainaut. It is in Vezon. It is on Rue des Prisonniers, on the left when traveling north. When driving east on Rue des Prisonniers, as you drive past the white church known as the Église Saint-Pierre you will spot the memorial plaque posted beneath a window on the back right side of the church. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Rue des Prisonniers 1, Tournai, Région wallonne 7538, Belgium. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Benelux Low Countries, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
More about this memorial. When driving down the
Photographed by Jonathan Woody, July 13, 2025
2. View of the Église Saint-Pierre in Vezon
View of the church as seen from the parking lot to the left of Rue des Prisonniers when driving east. The small memorial plaque is visible beneath the arched window on the southside transept at the back of the building.
Regarding Battle of Fontenoy British Memorial. Memorial Plaque lists British Army units that participated in the Battle of Fontenoy on May 11th, 1745, during the War of the Austrian Succession, and next to their name in parenthesis is their numerical regiment designations at the time of the war (hence why the Black Watch on the plaque is numbered 43rd Foot instead of 42nd, which it received in the Army regimental reorganizations of 1751).
Also see . . . Battle of Fontenoy (Wikipedia). Overview:
The Battle of Fontenoy took place on 11 May 1745 during the War of the Austrian Succession, near Tournai, then in the Austrian Netherlands, now Belgium. A French army of 50,000 under Marshal Saxe defeated a Pragmatic Army of roughly the same size, led by the Duke of Cumberland.(Submitted on January 21, 2026.)
Photographed by Jonathan Woody, July 13, 2025
3. West of Vezon looking North down the British Line
View facing north from the Rue des Anglais west of Vezon. Formed in line of battle across this field facing west was the northern half of the main British line of foot battalions. The southern edge of the Bois de Barry (now split into two separate woods instead of one continuous wood as it was in 1745), an objective contested early in the battle, is visible in the background, as are some newer houses built in the outskirts of Vezon. Formed in line of battle directly in the grass in front of me stretching north and facing west were the Redcoats of the Royal Scots (1st Foot), followed to their right (i.e. further north from my location) by the three battalions of the Foot Guards. The second line of British foot would have been formed on the right side of the photo, stretching north towards the houses and the woods.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2026, by Jonathan Woody of Warrenton, Virginia. This page has been viewed 36 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 13, 2026, by Jonathan Woody of Warrenton, Virginia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
