Battle of Ekeren

Battle of Ekeren
	Part of the War of the Spanish Succession
	; Battle of Ekeren, Jasper Broers
Date	30 June 1703
Location	Ekeren, Antwerp, present-day Belgium ; 51°16′14.00″N 4°24′27.00″E / 51.2705556°N 4.4075000°E
Result	See Aftermath
Belligerents
Dutch Republic	France; Bourbon Spain; Cologne
Commanders and leaders
Obdam; Slangenburg; C. Tilly; Fagel	Boufflers; Guiscard ; Bedmar; A. Tilly ; Mérode-Westerloo
Strength
12,000	24,000
Casualties and losses
1,700 killed or wounded; 700 missing; 2,500 killed or wounded, 800 captured	At least 2,234 killed or wounded ; 2,300 killed or wounded

The Battle of Ekeren, which took place on 30 June 1703, was a battle of the War of the Spanish Succession. A Bourbon army of around 24,000 men, conisting of troops from France, Spain and Cologne, surrounded a smaller Dutch force of 12,000 men, which however managed to break out and retire to safety.

The battle had very little strategic effect, but, while it had shown the skill of the Dutch troops, it highlighted the disunity in the Anglo-Dutch command structure. Conflicts arose between various commanders, who all blamed each other for the near-disaster. In France Louis XIV was also displeased, as his superior force had led the Dutch escape.

^ ^a ^b Van Nimwegen 2020, p. 267.
^ Knoop 1861a, p. 59.
^ ^a ^b Van Alphen et al. 2019, p. 82.
^ Lynn 1999, p. 308.
^ Churchill 1936, p. 665.
^ Parker & de Merode-Westerloo 1998, p. 148.
^ Van Nimwegen 2020, p. 269.
^ ^a ^b Bodart 1908, p. 131.
^ ^a ^b Pelet-Clozeau & Vault 1835, p. 764.
^ ^a ^b Wijn 1956, p. 308.

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[FOOTNOTEVan_Nimwegen2020267-1] Van Nimwegen 2020, p. 267.

[FOOTNOTEKnoop1861a59-2] Knoop 1861a, p. 59.

[FOOTNOTEVan_AlphenHoffenaarLemmersVan_der_Spek201982-3] Van Alphen et al. 2019, p. 82.

[FOOTNOTELynn1999308-5] Lynn 1999, p. 308.

[FOOTNOTEChurchill1936665-6] Churchill 1936, p. 665.

[FOOTNOTEParkerde_Merode-Westerloo1998148-7] Parker & de Merode-Westerloo 1998, p. 148.

[FOOTNOTEVan_Nimwegen2020269-9] Van Nimwegen 2020, p. 269.

[FOOTNOTEBodart1908131-10] Bodart 1908, p. 131.

[FOOTNOTEPelet-ClozeauVault1835764-11] Pelet-Clozeau & Vault 1835, p. 764.

[FOOTNOTEWijn1956308-12] Wijn 1956, p. 308.

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