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Battle of Steenkerque | |||||||
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Part of the Nine Years' War | |||||||
![]() Map of the Battle of Steenkerke | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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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.