Battle of Fleurus (1690)

The Battle of Fleurus, fought on 1 July 1690 near Fleurus, then part of the Spanish Netherlands, now in modern Belgium, was a major engagement of the Nine Years' War. A French army led by Luxembourg defeated an Allied force under Waldeck.

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Battle of Fleurus
Part of the Nine Years' War

Battle of Fleurus, Pierre-Denis Martin
Date1 July 1690
Location
Fleurus, Spanish Netherlands
Result French victory
Belligerents
 France  Dutch Republic
Spain
Commanders and leaders
Luxembourg Waldeck
Strength
30,000
35,000
40,000
70 guns		 30,000
37,800–38,000
90 guns
Casualties and losses
3,600
6,000
7,000		 11,000
19,000–21,000

Luxembourg's victory had limited strategic impact, since Louis XIV of France ordered him to end his campaign in Flanders, and instead reinforce the Dauphin on the Rhine. This gave the Allies time to withdraw to Brussels, and rebuild their army.

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