Francois Henri de Montmorency-Bouteville Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Francois Henri de Montmorency-Bouteville, based on 7 World History Database records associated with France.

7 records1690–16937 events6 places

Chronological biography

1690

Flanders Command1690

Warfare / Nine Years War · Marshal · Marshal of France · Spanish Netherlands

Louis XIV places Luxembourg in command of the main French army in Flanders after the disappointing 1689 campaign.

Battle of Fleurus1 July 1690

Warfare / Nine Years War · Marshal · Marshal of France · Fleurus

Luxembourg defeats the Allied army under Waldeck at the Battle of Fleurus.

1691

Blocking Relief of MonsMarch 1691

Warfare / Nine Years War · Marshal · Marshal of France · Spanish Netherlands

Luxembourg commands the covering army that prevents the Allies from relieving the French siege of Mons.

Battle of Leuze18 September 1691

Warfare / Nine Years War · Marshal · Marshal of France · Leuze

Luxembourg launches a rapid cavalry attack that defeats a much larger Allied force near Leuze.

1692

Covering Army at NamurJune 1692

Warfare / Nine Years War · Marshal · Marshal of France · Namur

Luxembourg commands the French field army shielding the siege of Namur from Allied relief attempts.

Battle of Steenkirk3 August 1692

Warfare / Nine Years War · Marshal · Marshal of France · Steenkirk

Luxembourg repels William III's surprise attack at Steenkirk and holds the French position.

1693

Battle of Landen29 July 1693

Warfare / Nine Years War · Marshal · Marshal of France · Landen

Luxembourg defeats William III's Allied army at the Battle of Landen.

Titles and roles

Marshal · Marshal of France

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.