Editing James Wolfe (section)

===Return to the Continent===
{{Main|Battle of Lauffeld}}
In January 1747 Wolfe returned to the Continent and the [[War of the Austrian Succession]], serving under [[John Mordaunt (general)|Sir John Mordaunt]]. The French had taken advantage of the absence of Cumberland's British troops and had made advances in the [[Austrian Netherlands]] including the [[Siege of Brussels|capture of Brussels]].{{sfnp|Browning|1994|pages= 259–260}}{{sfnp|Brumwell|2006|pp=57–58}}

The major French objective in 1747 was to capture [[Maastricht]] considered the gateway to the [[Dutch Republic]]. Wolfe was part of Cumberland's army, which marched to protect the city from the advancing French force under [[Marshal Saxe]]. On 2 July Wolfe participated in the [[Battle of Lauffeld]], he was very badly wounded and received an official commendation for services to Britain. Lauffeld was the largest battle in terms of numbers in which Wolfe fought,{{sfnp|Brumwell|2006|pp=58–63}} with the combined strength of both armies totalling over 140,000. Following their narrow victory at Lauffeld, the French [[Siege of Maastricht (1748)|captured Maastricht]] and [[Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1747)|seized]] the strategic fortress at [[Bergen-op-Zoom]]. Both sides remained poised for further offensives, but an [[armistice]] halted the fighting.

In 1748, aged 21 and with service in seven campaigns, Wolfe returned to Britain following the [[Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)|Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle]] which ended the war. Under the treaty, Britain and France had agreed to exchange all captured territory and the Austrian Netherlands were returned to Austrian control.