Siege of Namur (1692)

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The Siege of Namur (1692) was a major French victory under Louis XIV and Vauban, in which French forces captured the strategic fortress city of Namur from the Grand Alliance during the Nine Years' War.

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Generate an image of Siege of Namur (1692) (The Siege of Namur (1692) was a major French victory under Louis XIV and Vauban, in which French forces captured the strategic fortress city of Namur from the Grand Alliance during the Nine Years' War.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Nine Years' War ⓘ
siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs First Siege of Namur (Nine Years' War) ⓘ
associatedWith French military expansion under Louis XIV ⓘ
fortification rivalry between Vauban and Coehoorn ⓘ
attackerSide France ⓘ
belligerent Dutch Republic ⓘ
England ⓘ
Grand Alliance ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
captured citadel of Namur ⓘ
city of Namur ⓘ
linked to: Namur
commander Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
Menno van Coehoorn ⓘ
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban ⓘ
William III of England ⓘ
conflict Nine Years' War ⓘ
countryControllingNamurAfter France ⓘ
countryControllingNamurBefore Spanish Empire ⓘ
date 1692 ⓘ
defenceEngineer Menno van Coehoorn ⓘ
engineer Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban ⓘ
era 17th century ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Steenkerque ⓘ
Siege of Namur (1695) ⓘ
garrisonSide Grand Alliance ⓘ
location Namur ⓘ
Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
present-day Belgium ⓘ
monarchOfAttackingSide Louis XIV of France ⓘ
notableFor French capture of a major fortress of the Grand Alliance ⓘ
use of Vauban's siege techniques ⓘ
objective capture of Namur fortress ⓘ
partOf War of the Grand Alliance ⓘ
linked to: Nine Years' War
placeInCampaign major French success in 1692 campaign ⓘ
precededBy French campaign in the Low Countries (1692) ⓘ
result French victory ⓘ
strategicImportance control of Meuse River crossings ⓘ
key fortress in the barrier system of the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
theatre Low Countries ⓘ
year 1692 ⓘ

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Nine Years' War → hasMajorBattle → Siege of Namur (1692) ⓘ
Siege of Namur (1692) → alsoKnownAs → First Siege of Namur (Nine Years' War) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Namur (1692)
Battle of Steinkirk (1692) → precededBy → Siege of Namur (1692) ⓘ
Marshal Boufflers → participatedIn → Siege of Namur (1692) ⓘ
Louis François, duc de Boufflers → participantIn → siege of Namur (1692) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Namur (1692)
Vauban → notableWork → siege of Namur (1692) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Namur (1692)
Siege of Namur (1695) → precededBy → Capture of Namur (1692) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Namur (1692)
Citadel of Namur → significantEvent → Siege of Namur (1692) ⓘ
subject linked to: citadel of Namur
Battle of Steenkerque → precededBy → Siege of Namur (1692) ⓘ
Flanders campaign of the Nine Years' War → hasPart → Siege of Namur (1692) ⓘ
Siege of Namur (1702) → confusedWith → Siege of Namur (1692) ⓘ
War of the Two Queens → notableBattle → Siege of Namur (1692) ⓘ
Siege of Mons (1691) → followedBy → Siege of Namur (1692) ⓘ