Siege of Namur (1695)
| Siege of Namur (1695) | |||||||
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| Part of the Nine Years' War | |||||||
Siege of Namur (1695) by Jan van Huchtenburg | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of France |
Grand Alliance Dutch Republic Kingdom of England Kingdom of Scotland Holy Roman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Duc de Boufflers Duc de Villeroi Count Guiscard |
William of Orange Menno van Coehoorn Earl of Athlone Maximilian of Bavaria Frederick of Prussia Prince Vaudémont | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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13,000–16,000 men French field army under Villeroi 100,000–110,000 men |
80,000 men Covering army under Vaudemont and William 50,000 men and during the siege of the citadel 85,000 men | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 8,000 | 18,000 | ||||||
The 1695 siege of Namur or second siege of Namur took place during the Nine Years' War between 2 July and 4 September 1695. Its capture by the French in the 1692 siege and recapture by the Grand Alliance in 1695 are often viewed as the defining events of the war; the second siege is considered to be William III's most significant military success during the war.