Neerwinden, battle of

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Neerwinden, battle of, 1693. Sometimes known as Landen. On 29 July Marshal Luxembourg with 80,000 men attacked William III with 50,000 near Liège. William suffered severe losses of men and guns, but retreated in good order and saved Brussels. But he admitted ‘great chastisements’.

J. A. Cannon

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