Battle of Seneffe

Battle of Seneffe

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Seneffe


caption=
partof=the Franco-Dutch War
date=August 11, 1674
place=near Seneffe, present-day Belgium
result=Indecisive
combatant1=
combatant2=
commander1=
commander2=
strength1=30,000 infantry
14,200 cavalry
60 guns
strength2=40,000 infantry
22,000 cavalry
~70 guns
casualties1=10,000 dead, wounded, or capturedLynn, p. 126]
casualties2=10,000 dead,
15,000 wounded,
5,000 captured

The Battle of Seneffe was fought on August 11, 1674 and resulted in a draw.The armies were under the command of Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé (France) and the Dutch-German-Spanish army under William III of Orange.

During the Franco-Dutch war, William III commanded a Dutch-German-Spanish army through the southern Netherlands into the territory of Northern France. France defended this area with an army under Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé. For five weeks the two armies manoeuvered without getting into combat with each other. On the 10th of August William III decided to head for Paris in order to force the enemy into fighting.

Condé sent a detachment of about 500 horsemen to keep the Dutch vanguard busy near the village of Seneffe, blocking the advance of William. In the mean time, Condé tried to surround the 60,0000 allied troops with the 45,000 men at his disposal.

The horsemen managed to keep the Dutch vanguard busy, but the surrounding of the allied main force failed. After ten hours more than 8,000 people had died. Condé had 8,000 dead or wounded and William 11,000. Both armies retreated from the battlefield and although the battle was indecisive both sides claimed victory.

Notes

References

* Lynn, John A. "The Wars of Louis XIV, 1667–1714." Longman, (1999). ISBN 0-582-05629-2

External links

* [http://www.geocities.com/aow1617/seneffeuk.html The Battle of Seneffe]


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