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Battle of Walcourt

Battle of Walcourt was a battle fought on 25 August 1689 at Walcourt, in what is now Belgium. It was part of the Nine Years' War, which ran from 1688 to 1697. The recorded result: Allied victory. Recorded strength: 30,000–35,000 against 24,000–30,000.

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Fought25 August 1689
WhereWalcourt, Belgium50.250N, 4.417E
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsDutch Republic; Kingdom of England; Kingdom of Scotland; Holy Roman Empire; SpainagainstKingdom of France
Casualties and losses~100–700 killed or woundedand2,000; 600 killed; 1,400 wounded or captured
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 Walcourt, 1689
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Record

Date25 August 1689
PlaceWalcourt, Belgium
50.250N, 4.417E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength30,000–35,00024,000–30,000
Casualties and losses~100–700 killed or wounded2,000; 600 killed; 1,400 wounded or captured
Commanders
Battle of WalcourtBattle of WalcourtBattle of ThimeonBattle of GosseliesBattle of CharleroiSiege of CharleroiSiege of CharleroiBattle of ThimeonBattle of GosseliesBrusselsLilleCologneAntwerpenLuxembourgDüsseldorfMetzReims100 km50.250N, 4.417E
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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: FR ARMYDefender: ALLIED ARMY
Strength24,00035,000
Casualties2,000 (8.3%)130 (0.4%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1047
Outcomedefender won
Duration1 day
Front width1 km1 km
Attacker advanced0 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 41), 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 Walcourt 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 Q2890372, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Walcourt, revision 1373294218, 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.