Battle of Walcourt
| Battle of Walcourt | |||||||
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| Part of the Nine Years' War | |||||||
Battle of Walcourt 1689 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Dutch Republic England Scotland Holy Roman Empire Spain | France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Waldeck Slangenburg Aylva Marlborough |
Humières Villars | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 30,000–35,000 | 24,000–30,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| ~100–700 killed or wounded |
2,000 600 killed 1,400 wounded or captured | ||||||
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The Battle of Walcourt was fought on 25 August 1689 during the Nine Years' War. The action took place near the ancient walled town of Walcourt near Charleroi in the Spanish Netherlands, and brought to a close a summer of uneventful marching, manoeuvring, and foraging. The battle was a success for the Grand Alliance – the only significant engagement in the theatre during the campaign of 1689.
The Allied army was commanded by the Prince of Waldeck; the French army by the duc de Humières. The battle incurred some 2,000 French casualties against the Allied losses of less than 700. The Allied victory had been an auspicious opening of the war for King William III and the Alliance, but for Humières, his military reputation received a fatal blow; in the following campaign of 1690, Humières was replaced by the duc de Luxembourg.