Battle of Wijnendale

Battle of Wijnendale
Part of the War of the Spanish Succession

Tapestry representing the battle of Wijnendale (1708) in Blenheim Palace, residence of the Duke of Marlborough, showing in the foreground the allied convoy, on the right Wijnendale Castle.
Date28 September 1708
Location
near Wijnendale, present-day Belgium
Result Anglo-Dutch victory
Belligerents
 Dutch Republic
 Great Britain
 France
Spain Bourbon Spain
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Great Britain John Richmond Webb
Dutch Republic Cornelis van Nassau-Woudenberg
Kingdom of France Count de la Mothe
Strength
7,500 men 22,000[1]
Casualties and losses
1,000 2,000

The Battle of Wijnendale took place during the War of the Spanish Succession fought on 28 September 1708 near Wijnendale, Flanders, between an allied force protecting a convoy carrying ammunition for the Siege of Lille (1708) and forces of Bourbon France and Spain. It ended in a victory for the allies, leading to the taking of Lille.

  1. ^ Winston S. Churchill, Marlborough: His Life and Times. Book Two, The University of Chicago Press, 2002, Chap. XXVI: Wynendael (page 508).