Siege of Namur (1695)
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The Siege of Namur (1695) was a major Allied operation during the Nine Years' War in which forces of the Grand Alliance recaptured the strategically vital fortress city of Namur from French control.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Namur (1695) canonical | 4 |
| siege of Namur (1695) | 2 |
| French occupation of Namur (1692–1695) | 1 |
| Namur 1695 | 1 |
| Second Siege of Namur (Nine Years' War) | 1 |
| defence of Namur in 1695 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Nine Years' War
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Siege of Namur (1695)
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Siege of Namur (Nine Years' War)
|
| attacker | Allied army of the Grand Alliance ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
France ⓘ Grand Alliance ⓘ Habsburg Spain ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| casualtiesAllied | heavy casualties ⓘ |
| casualtiesFrench | heavy casualties and prisoners ⓘ |
| commander |
Stadtholder William III of Orange
ⓘ
surface form:
King William III (as Stadtholder of Holland)
Louis François, duc de Boufflers ⓘ
surface form:
Louis-François de Boufflers
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ Menno van Coehoorn ⓘ Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban ⓘ William III of England ⓘ |
| conflict | Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| countryDuringEvent |
Habsburg Netherlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Netherlands under Habsburg rule
|
| defender | French garrison of Namur ⓘ |
| endDate | 1695-09-05 ⓘ |
| feature |
counter-siege efforts by French relief army
ⓘ
extensive use of artillery bombardment ⓘ siege operations against both town and citadel ⓘ |
| follows |
Siege of Namur (1695)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
French occupation of Namur (1692–1695)
|
| garrisonCommander |
Louis François, duc de Boufflers
ⓘ
surface form:
Louis-François de Boufflers
|
| involves |
fortifications designed by Vauban
ⓘ
siege engineering by Menno van Coehoorn ⓘ |
| location |
Namur
ⓘ
Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Netherlands
present-day Belgium ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high civilian and military losses
ⓘ
intense bombardment of the town of Namur ⓘ |
| objective | to retake Namur from French control ⓘ |
| opponent | French Army ⓘ |
| partOf | Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Siege of Namur (1692)
ⓘ
surface form:
Capture of Namur (1692)
|
| reliefArmyCommander | Duke of Villeroi ⓘ |
| result |
Allied victory
ⓘ
recapture of Namur from France ⓘ |
| significance |
boosted prestige of William III
ⓘ
demonstrated effectiveness of Allied siege warfare ⓘ limited strategic impact on overall course of the war ⓘ major Allied success in the Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| startDate | 1695-07-02 ⓘ |
| strengthAllied | approximately 100000 soldiers ⓘ |
| strengthFrench | approximately 13000–16000 in the garrison ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
King's Own Scottish Borderers
this entity surface form:
Namur 1695
this entity surface form:
defence of Namur in 1695
this entity surface form:
siege of Namur (1695)
this entity surface form:
siege of Namur (1695)
this entity surface form:
French occupation of Namur (1692–1695)
this entity surface form:
Second Siege of Namur (Nine Years' War)
subject surface form:
Citadel of Namur