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Battle of Entzheim

Battle of Entzheim was a battle fought on 4 October 1674 at Entzheim, in what is now France. It was part of the Franco-Dutch War, which ran from 1672 to 1678. The recorded result: See Aftermath. Recorded strength: 22,000 men; 30 guns against 35,000–38,000 men; 50 guns.

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Battle of Entzheim
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Fought4 October 1674
WhereEntzheim, France48.535N, 7.638E
OutcomeSee Aftermath
BelligerentsKingdom of FranceagainstHoly Roman Empire
Casualties and losses2,500–3,500 killed or woundedand3,000 dead; 4,000 killed or wounded; 8–10 guns
Part ofFranco-Dutch War1672 to 1678

Where it sits in the Franco-Dutch War

Siege of Nimègue, 1672Siege of Doesburg, 1672Siege of Groenlo, 1672Siege of Coevorden, 1672Siege of Groningen, 1672Battle of Woerden, 1672Siege of Charleroi, 1672Siege of Maastricht, 1673First battle of Schooneveld, 1673Siege of Bonn in 1673, 1673Siege of Besançon, 1674Battle of Sinsheim, 1674Invasion of Martinique, 1674Battle of Seneffe, 1674Battle of Entzheim, 1674Battle of Mulhouse, 1674Battle of Turckheim, 1675Battle of Stromboli, 1675Battle of Salzbach, 1675Battle of Konzer Brücke, 1675Battle of Stromboli, 1676Battle of Augusta, 1676Siege of Philippsburg, 1676Siege of Bouchain, 1676Battle of Palermo, 1676Siege of Maastricht, 1676Siege of Valenciennes, 1677First Battle of Tobago, 1677Siege of Saint-Omer, 1677Siege of Cambrai, 1677Battle of Cassel, 1677Battle of San Leonardello, 1677Siege of Freiburg, 1677Second Battle of Tobago, 1677Action of 1678, 1678Siege of Ypres, 1678Battle of Rheinfelden, 1678Battle of Saint-Denis, 167816721678Battle of Entzheim, 1674
39 placed engagements of the Franco-Dutch War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date4 October 1674
PlaceEntzheim, France
48.535N, 7.638E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength22,000 men; 30 guns35,000–38,000 men; 50 guns
Casualties and losses2,500–3,500 killed or wounded3,000 dead; 4,000 killed or wounded; 8–10 guns
Commanders
Battle of EntzheimBattle of EntzheimBattle of StrasbourgBattle of HausbergenLiberation of StrasbourgSiege of StrasbourgSecond Battle of KehlBattle of HausbergenZürichStuttgartLuxembourgMannheimBaselSaarbrückenMetzNancy100 km48.535N, 7.638E
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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: FR ARMYDefender: IMP ALLIED ARMY
Strength22,00031,700
Casualties3,500 (15.9%)2,500 (7.9%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1066
Outcomedrawn
Duration2 days
Front width5.6 km7 km
Attacker advanced2.4 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 36), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

Battle of Entzheim is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1143181, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Entzheim, revision 1383916277, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.