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Title
Condé's Last Bloody Hurrah
Description
Battle of Seneffe
Subject
Source
Publisher
Date
1674-08-11
Scenario#
HM16
Location
Seneffe, Belgium
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of Seneffe took place on 11 August 1674 near Seneffe in present-day Belgium during the 1672 to 1678 Franco-Dutch War. It was fought between a primarily French force commanded by Condé and a combined Dutch, Imperial, and Spanish force under William of Orange. One of only three battles in the Spanish Netherlands during the war, Seneffe was the most expensive in terms of casualties, although estimates vary considerably. By 1674, Allied forces in the Netherlands were numerically superior to the French army under Condé, which was based along the Piéton river near Charleroi. William took the offensive and sought to bring on a battle by outflanking the French positions but the broken ground forced him to divide his army into three separate columns. Condé led a cavalry attack against the Allied vanguard and by midday on 11 August had halted their advance. Against the advice of his subordinates, he then ordered a series of frontal assaults which led to heavy casualties on both sides with no concrete result.[7]
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Battle of Seneffe
External Link
Combatants
France
Holy Roman Empire, Spain
Additional Information
Franco-Dutch War
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