Battle of Steenkerque

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Battle of Steenkerque
Part of the Nine Years' War
Map of the Battle of Steenkerke
Date 3 August 1692 Location Steenkerque, present-day Belgium Result See Aftermath
Belligerents
France	United Provinces  England  Scotland
Commanders and leaders
Luxembourg Montal Boufflers	William of Orange Ferdinand Willem Solms Hugh Mackay  † Henry Casimir II Overkirk
Strength
80,000	80,000
Casualties and losses
7,000 to 8,000 killed or wounded[1][2][3]	8,000 killed or wounded[4] to 10,000 killed or wounded,[2][3] 1,300 captured, plus 13 guns [1]

The Battle of Steenkerque, also known as Steenkerke, Steenkirk, Steynkirk^[5] or Steinkirk was fought on 3 August 1692, during the Nine Years' War, near Steenkerque, then part of the Spanish Netherlands but now in modern Belgium A French force under Marshal François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg, repulsed a surprise attack by an Allied army led by William of Orange. After several hours of heavy fighting the Allies were forced to retreat, although a French counterattack proved fruitless.