Battle of Fleurus (1690)

Battle of Fleurus
	Part of the Nine Years' War
	; Battle of Fleurus, Pierre-Denis Martin
Date	1 July 1690
Location	Fleurus, Spanish Netherlands
Result	French victory
Belligerents
France	Dutch Republic ; Spain
Commanders and leaders
Luxembourg	Waldeck
Strength
30,000; 35,000; 40,000; 70 guns	30,000; 37,800–38,000; 90 guns
Casualties and losses
3,600; 6,000; 7,000	11,000; 19,000–21,000

The Battle of Fleurus, fought on 1 July 1690 near Fleurus, then part of the Spanish Netherlands, now in modern Belgium, was a major engagement of the Nine Years' War. A French army led by Marshall Luxembourg defeated an Allied force under Waldeck.

Luxembourg's victory had limited strategic impact, since Louis XIV of France ordered him to end his campaign in the Spanish Netherlands, and instead reinforce the Dauphin on the Rhine. This gave the Allies time to withdraw to Brussels, and rebuild their army.