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Battle of Landen

Battle of Landen was a battle fought on 29 July 1693 at Neerwinden, in what is now Belgium. It was part of the Nine Years' War, which ran from 1688 to 1697. The recorded result: French victory.

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Karte der Schlacht von Neerwinden und Landen vom 29.7.1693. Originaltitel: Plan de la Situation de la Battaille de Neerwinden donné par l'Armee des Alliez et celle du Roy des Francois le 29./19. Juil.
Karte der Schlacht von Neerwinden und Landen vom 29.7.1693. Originaltitel: Plan de la Situation de la Battaille de Neerwinden donné par l'Armee des Alliez et celle du Roy des Francois le 29./19. Juil.. Friedrich Conradi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought29 July 1693
WhereNeerwinden, Belgium50.773N, 5.035E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsKingdom of FranceagainstDutch Republic; England; Holy Roman Empire; Spanish Empire; Scotland
Part ofNine Years' War1688 to 1697

Where it sits in the Nine Years' War

Siege of Koblenz, 1688Battle of Cochem, 1688Siege of Philippsburg, 1688Battle of Bantry Bay, 1689Battle of Walcourt, 1689Siege of Bonn, 1689Battle of Fleurus, 1690Battle of Beachy Head, 1690Battle of Staffarda, 1690Battle of Sabana Real, 1691Siege of Mons, 1691French bombardment of Liège, 1691Siege of Cuneo, 1691Battle of Leuze, 1691Siege of Namur, 1692Action at Cherbourg, 1692Action at La Hogue, 1692Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue, 1692Battle of Steenkerque, 1692Battle of Ötisheim, 1692Siege of Pondicherry, 1693Siege of Roses, 1693Battle of Lagos, 1693Battle of Landen, 1693Siege of Charleroi, 1693Battle of Marsaglia, 1693Battle of Torroella, 1694Capture of Palamós, 1694Siege of Girona, 1694Battle of Camaret, 1694Battle of Texel, 1694Siege of Huy, 1694Siege of Namur, 1695Battle of Sant Esteve d'en Bas, 1695Capitulation of Diksmuide, 1695Battle of Dogger Bank, 1696Raid on Cartagena de Indias, 1697Siege of Ath, 1697Siege of Barcelona, 1697Battle of Hudson's Bay, 169716881697Battle of Landen, 1693
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Record

Date29 July 1693
PlaceNeerwinden, Belgium
50.773N, 5.035E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength70,000
Commanders
Battle of LandenBattle of LandenBattle of NeerwindenBattle of ElixheimSiege of ZoutleeuwBattle of MontenakenBattle of SteppesSiege of ZoutleeuwBattle of MontenakenBrusselsLilleRotterdamCologneAntwerpenLuxembourgDüsseldorfBonn100 km50.773N, 5.035E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1693 and 1793.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1693

Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: FR ARMYDefender: ALLIED ARMY
Strength80,00050,000
Casualties9,000 (11.2%)14,000 (28.0%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1083
Outcomeattacker won
Duration1 day
Front width5.7 km8.6 km
Attacker advanced1 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 46), 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 Landen is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 243 in present-day Belgium.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1767332, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Landen, revision 1370447084, 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.