William, fresh from his victory in the…
August 1692 CE
William, fresh from his victory in the Irish War, takes both supreme command and the offensive on the Alliance side, attempting to surprise the French camp at Steenkerke (modern Hainaut, Belgium) on August 3, 1692.
William’s vanguard inflicts heavy casualties on the French, who reorganize to fight eight English regiments before falling back; they are relieved by fresh troops.
The weary English infantry, involved in both gunfire and hand-to-hand combat, falls back before midday.
The whole Alliance army retreats, having lost over eight thousand men, among them two generals.
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Austria, Archduchy of
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Bavaria, Wittelsbach Duchy of
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Saxony, Electorate of
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Palatinate, Electoral (Wittelsbach)
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Brandenburg, (Hohenzollern) Margravate of
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Sweden, (second) Kingdom of
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Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of
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Savoy, Duchy of
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Hesse-Kassel, Landgraviate of
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Netherlands, Southern (Spanish)
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Netherlands, United Provinces of the (Dutch Republic)
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France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
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England, (Orange and Stewart) Kingdom of
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Grand Alliance
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