Battle of Fleurus (1690)

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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
François-Henri de Luxembourg Georg Friedrich of Waldeck
Strength
30,000–40,000
70 guns		 30,000–38,000
90 guns
Casualties and losses
6,000-7,000 11,000–21,000

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 Marshall Luxembourg defeated an Allied force under Waldeck.

Luxembourg's victory had limited strategic impact, since Louis XIV of France ordered him to end his campaign in the Spanish Netherlands, 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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