French victory in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Melle" id="mwcw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Melle">Battle of Melle</a> allows them to capture <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghent" id="mwdA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Ghent">Ghent</a> in the days after.