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| | | Battle of Seneffe | | Conflict | Third Anglo-Dutch War | | Date | August 11, 1674 | | Place | Near Seneffe, Belgium | | Result | French victory | | Combatants | | France | The Netherlands, Austria | | Commanders | | Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé | William III of Orange | | Strength | 30,000 infantry 14,200 cavalry 60 artillery pieces | 40,000 infantry 22,000 cavalry about 70 artillery pieces | | Casualties | | over 7,000 soldiers | over 11,000 soldiers, including about 3,000 prisoners | | | Battle before | Battle after | | None | None | | The Battle of Seneffe was fought on August 11, French victory under Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé against the Dutch-Austrian army under William III of Orange.
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 | Condé (VG) moves the rest of the army, parallel to the allied columns, to attack the rearguards at Seneffe. |
 | A) The French infantry and the dragons attacked the 500 Spanish dragoons and the infantry fortified in Seneffe. |
 | At 22:00 the battle stopped because the two armies were to exhausted to continue. |
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