Battle of Walcourt

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The Battle of Walcourt was a 1689 engagement in the Nine Years' War in which Allied forces, including those led by George Frederick of Waldeck, defeated the French near the town of Walcourt in present-day Belgium.

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Battle of Walcourt canonical 2
Battle near Walcourt 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle near Walcourt ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Walcourt
belligerent France ⓘ
Grand Alliance ⓘ
casualties French casualties significantly higher than Allied casualties ⓘ
combatant Dutch Republic ⓘ
England ⓘ
France ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
commander George Frederick of Waldeck ⓘ
Louis-François de Boufflers ⓘ
conflict Nine Years' War ⓘ
countryAtTime Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
date 1689-08-25 ⓘ
era 17th century ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Staffarda ⓘ
geographicalFeature Sambre valley region ⓘ
involvedCommander John Churchill, later Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
involvedUnit English Brigade under John Churchill ⓘ
location Walcourt ⓘ
present-day Belgium ⓘ
near Charleroi ⓘ
notableFor Allied defensive success against French offensive in Flanders ⓘ
first major land battle of the Nine Years' War ⓘ
partOf Nine Years' War ⓘ
partOfCampaign Flanders campaign of the Nine Years' War ⓘ
precededBy Siege of Derry (Nine Years' War) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Derry
result Allied victory ⓘ
strategicEffect checked French advance in the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
theatre Flanders theatre of the Nine Years' War ⓘ
year 1689 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

George Frederick of Waldeck → notableBattle → Battle of Walcourt ⓘ
Battle of Walcourt → alsoKnownAs → Battle near Walcourt ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Walcourt