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Battle of Steenkerque

Battle of Steenkerque was a battle fought on 3 August 1692 at Steenkerque, in what is now Belgium. It was part of the Nine Years' War, which ran from 1688 to 1697. The recorded result: See Aftermath. Recorded strength: 80,000 against 80,000.

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IdentificatieTitel(s): Slag bij Steenkerke, 1692SWaar: treffen tussen de gealieerde en France machten den 3. Aug: 1692 (titel op object)Nette Afbeeldinge Van het swaar treffen tusschen de Geallieerden
IdentificatieTitel(s): Slag bij Steenkerke, 1692SWaar: treffen tussen de gealieerde en France machten den 3. Aug: 1692 (titel op object)Nette Afbeeldinge Van het swaar treffen tusschen de Geallieerden. Rijksmuseum, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought3 August 1692
WhereSteenkerque, Belgium50.633N, 4.067E
OutcomeSee Aftermath
BelligerentsKingdom of FranceagainstDutch Republic; Kingdom of England; Kingdom of Scotland
Casualties and losses7,000 to 8,000 killed or woundedand8,000 to 10,000 killed or wounded, 1,300 captured
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, 169716881697Battle of Steenkerque, 1692
46 placed engagements of the Nine Years' War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date3 August 1692
PlaceSteenkerque, Belgium
50.633N, 4.067E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength80,00080,000
Casualties and losses7,000 to 8,000 killed or wounded8,000 to 10,000 killed or wounded, 1,300 captured
Commanders
Battle of SteenkerqueBattle of SteenkerqueBattle of Saint-DenisBattle of SeneffeSiege of NivellesBattle of MonsSiege of AthBattle of Saint-DenisBattle of MonsSiege of AthBrusselsAntwerpenLuxembourgBruggeAmiensNamurCalaisGent100 km50.633N, 4.067E
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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: ALLIED ARMYDefender: FR ARMY
Strength63,00057,000
Casualties8,000 (12.7%)7,000 (12.3%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1037
Outcomedefender won
Duration1 day
Front width2.4 km5.2 km
Attacker advanced0 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 45), 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 Steenkerque 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 Q1636652, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Steenkerque, revision 1370589925, 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.