Battle of Seneffe
E56519
The Battle of Seneffe was a major and bloody engagement of the Franco-Dutch War in 1674, fought in present-day Belgium between French forces under the Prince de Condé and a coalition army led by William III of Orange.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Condé’s last major field battle
ⓘ
reputation of William III as a determined commander ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| campaign |
Franco-Spanish War (1673–1678)
ⓘ
surface form:
1674 campaign of the Franco-Dutch War
|
| casualtiesAndLosses |
around 10,000–12,000 Allied killed and wounded (approximate)
ⓘ
around 7,000–8,000 French killed and wounded (approximate) ⓘ high on both sides ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Dutch–Spanish–Imperial coalition on the other side
ⓘ
France on one side ⓘ |
| commander |
Alexander von Bournonville
ⓘ
Don Gaspar de la Cueva, 3rd Duke of Alburquerque ⓘ Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé ⓘ William III of England ⓘ
surface form:
William III of Orange
|
| commandStructure |
Allied army nominally commanded by William III of Orange
ⓘ
French army commanded by the Prince de Condé ⓘ |
| conflict | Franco-Dutch War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
Habsburg Netherlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Netherlands
|
| date | 11 August 1674 ⓘ |
| duration | one day ⓘ |
| era | Early modern period ⓘ |
| followedBy | siege operations in the Spanish Netherlands in late 1674 ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Hainaut ⓘ |
| location |
Seneffe
ⓘ
present-day Belgium ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Condé’s aggressive tactics against a numerically superior enemy
ⓘ
heavy infantry fighting and repeated cavalry charges ⓘ one of the bloodiest battles of the 17th century in Western Europe ⓘ |
| objective | to block the Allied advance into French-held territory ⓘ |
| partOf | Franco-Dutch War ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Franco-Dutch War
ⓘ
surface form:
French invasion of the Spanish Netherlands in 1672–1673
|
| result |
inconclusive
ⓘ
tactically indecisive ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome |
both sides claimed victory in propaganda
ⓘ
no decisive territorial change ⓘ |
| strength |
approximately 45,000 French troops
ⓘ
approximately 60,000 Allied troops ⓘ |
| tacticalSituation | French army intercepting an Allied march column ⓘ |
| theatre | Low Countries ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | line infantry and cavalry battle ⓘ |
| warTheatre | land warfare ⓘ |
| weaponry | muskets, pikes, artillery, cavalry sabres and pistols ⓘ |
| year | 1674 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.