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Siege of Namur

Siege of Namur was a siege conducted in 1695 at Namur, in what is now Belgium. It was part of the Nine Years' War, which ran from 1688 to 1697. The recorded result: Grand Alliance victory.

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Original: Plan de la ville et Chatteau de Namur assiegez et prise par sa Maiesté Britanique le 12 Juillet et Reduita par Ses armes Victorieuses Le 5. Septembre 1695 (dt.: Plan der Belagerung von Namur
Original: Plan de la ville et Chatteau de Namur assiegez et prise par sa Maiesté Britanique le 12 Juillet et Reduita par Ses armes Victorieuses Le 5. Septembre 1695 (dt.: Plan der Belagerung von Namur. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1695
WhereNamur, Belgium50.467N, 4.867E
OutcomeGrand Alliance victory
BelligerentsKingdom of FranceagainstDutch Republic; Kingdom of England; Kingdom of Scotland; Holy Roman Empire
Casualties and losses8,000and18,000
Part ofNine Years' War1688 to 1697

Where it sits in the Nine Years' War

Siege of Koblenz, 1688Battle of Cochem, 1688Siege of Philippsburg, 1688Invasion of England, 1688Battle of Bantry Bay, 1689Battle of Walcourt, 1689Siege of Bonn, 1689Battle of Fleurus, 1690Battle of Beachy Head, 1690Raid on Teignmouth, 1690Battle of Staffarda, 1690Battle of Sabana Real, 1691Siege of Mons, 1691French bombardment of Liège, 1691Bombardment of Liège, 1691Siege of Cuneo, 1691Bombardment of Barcelona, 1691Bombardment of Alicante, 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, 169716881697Siege of Namur, 1695
46 placed engagements of the Nine Years' War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1695 (year precision)
to 5 September 1695
PlaceNamur, Belgium
50.467N, 4.867E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength13,000–16,000 men; French field army under Villeroi; 100,000–110,000 men80,000 men; Covering army under Vaudemont and William; 50,000 men and during the siege of the citadel 85,000 men
Casualties and losses8,00018,000
Commanders
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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 8 times between 54 BC and 1918.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1695

Siege of Namur is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 267 in present-day Belgium.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q577353, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Namur (1695), revision 1382056756, 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.