Battle of Landen
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The Battle of Landen was a major engagement of the Nine Years' War in 1693, in which French forces under Louis XIV’s general the Duke of Luxembourg defeated the Allied army led by William III of England in the Spanish Netherlands.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Landen canonical | 7 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| AlliedCasualties | very heavy casualties ⓘ |
| AlliedCommanderTitle |
King of England
ⓘ
Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| AlliedForcesStrength | approximately 50,000–60,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Neerwinden
ⓘ
Battle of Landen (Neerwinden) (1693) ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Neerwinden (1693)
|
| belligerent |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Grand Alliance ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| campaign | 1693 campaign in the Low Countries ⓘ |
| commander |
Duke of Luxembourg
ⓘ
William III of England ⓘ Stadtholder William III of Orange ⓘ
surface form:
William III of Orange
|
| conflict | Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| conflictType | early modern European land battle ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
Habsburg Netherlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Netherlands
|
| date | 29 July 1693 ⓘ |
| era | late 17th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | later campaigns in the Low Countries ⓘ |
| FrenchCasualties | heavy casualties ⓘ |
| FrenchCommanderServedUnder | Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| FrenchForcesStrength | approximately 80,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| involvedMonarch | Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| location |
Brabant
ⓘ
Landen ⓘ Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Netherlands
|
| notableFeature |
French assault on Allied fortified positions
ⓘ
intense cavalry fighting ⓘ multiple French frontal attacks ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Duke of Luxembourg
ⓘ
William III of England ⓘ |
| outcome | Allied army forced to retreat ⓘ |
| partOf | Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Steenkerque ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Belgium ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
French temporary dominance in the Spanish Netherlands
ⓘ
did not lead to decisive end of Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| theatre |
Flanders campaign of the Nine Years' War
ⓘ
surface form:
Flanders campaign
Low Countries ⓘ |
| weaponry |
cavalry sabres and pistols
ⓘ
field artillery ⓘ muskets and pikes ⓘ |
| year | 1693 ⓘ |
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