Battle of Steenkerque

Battle of Steenkerque
Part of the Nine Years' War

Map of the Battle of Steenkerke
Date3 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.

  1. ^ a b Périni 1906, p. 306.
  2. ^ a b Lynn 1999, p. 227.
  3. ^ a b Grant 2011, p. 385.
  4. ^ Van Nimwegen 2020, p. 230.
  5. ^ William King (1776). The Original Works of William King, LL.D., vol.3. pp. 288–289.