Flanders campaign of the Nine Years' War

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The Flanders campaign of the Nine Years' War was a major theatre of conflict in the Low Countries where French forces under Louis XIV clashed with the Grand Alliance in a series of large-scale battles and sieges for control of the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military campaign
theatre of war
alsoKnownAs Flanders theatre of the Nine Years' War
belligerent Dutch Republic
Grand Alliance
Habsburg Spain
Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of England
Kingdom of France
characterizedBy large-scale battles
prolonged sieges
trench warfare around fortresses
commandedBy Duke of Luxembourg
Duke of Marlborough
Louis XIV
linked to: Louis XIV of France

William III of Orange
conflictIn Flanders
Low Countries
Spanish Netherlands
endTime 1697
hasPart Battle of Fleurus (1690)
Battle of Landen
Battle of Steenkerque
Siege of Charleroi (1693)
Siege of Dendermonde
Siege of Dixmude
Siege of Huy
Siege of Mons (1691)
Siege of Namur (1692)
Siege of Namur (1695)
historicalPeriod late 17th century
location modern Belgium
northern France
southern Netherlands
objective control of key fortresses in the Low Countries
defence of Dutch Republic frontiers
opponentOf Louis XIV
linked to: Louis XIV of France
opposedBy Allied field army in Flanders
partOf Nine Years' War
War of the League of Augsburg
wars of Louis XIV
relatedTo Treaty of Ryswick
result French tactical victories but limited strategic gains
status quo ante bellum in Flanders
startTime 1688

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Battle of Steinkirk (1692) partOf Flanders campaign of the Nine Years' War
Battle of Steinkirk (1692) front Western Front of the Nine Years' War
linked to: Flanders campaign of the Nine Years' War
Battle of Landen (Neerwinden) (1693) theatre Flanders campaign
linked to: Flanders campaign of the Nine Years' War
War of the League of Augsburg notableTheater Flanders campaign
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Battle of Landen theatre Flanders campaign
linked to: Flanders campaign of the Nine Years' War
Flanders campaign of the Nine Years' War alsoKnownAs Flanders theatre of the Nine Years' War
linked to: Flanders campaign of the Nine Years' War
Italian campaign of the Nine Years' War relatedTo Flanders campaign of the Nine Years' War
Battle of Rocourt theatre Flanders campaign
linked to: Flanders campaign of the Nine Years' War
Battle of Cassel (1677) theatre Flanders theatre of the Franco-Dutch War
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