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Battle of Seneffe

Battle of Seneffe was a battle fought on 11 August 1674 at Seneffe, in what is now Belgium. It was part of the Franco-Dutch War, which ran from 1672 to 1678. The recorded result: See Aftermath. Recorded strength: 45,000–50,000 men; 60 guns against 60,000–65,000 men.

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Battle of Seneffe
Bénigne Gagneraux, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought11 August 1674
WhereSeneffe, Belgium50.529N, 4.260E
OutcomeSee Aftermath
BelligerentsKingdom of FranceagainstDutch Republic; Holy Roman Empire; Spain
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 Seneffe, 1674
39 placed engagements of the Franco-Dutch War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date11 August 1674
PlaceSeneffe, Belgium
50.529N, 4.260E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength45,000–50,000 men; 60 guns60,000–65,000 men
Commanders
Battle of SeneffeBattle of SeneffeSiege of NivellesBattle of Quatre BrasSiege of BincheBattle of Saint-DenisBattle of SteenkerqueSiege of BincheBattle of Saint-DenisBattle of SteenkerqueBrusselsAntwerpenLuxembourgDüsseldorfBruggeAmiensCalaisDuisburg100 km50.529N, 4.260E
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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: FR ARMYDefender: DU ALLIED ARMY
Strength50,00070,000
Casualties10,000 (20.0%)14,000 (20.0%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1085
Outcomeattacker won
Duration1 day
Front width1.8 km1.8 km
Attacker advanced0 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 35), 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 Seneffe 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 Q1783252, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Seneffe, revision 1370589039, 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.