1692
Allied Infantry at Steenkirk
Solms commands Allied infantry during the confused and costly attack at Steenkirk.
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Solms commands Allied infantry during the confused and costly attack at Steenkirk.
Committed to the Tower in May on a high-treason accusation arising from a fabricated Jacobite plot.
Louis XIV celebrates the French capture of Namur after the fortress and citadel capitulate.
Luxembourg commands the French field army shielding the siege of Namur from Allied relief attempts.
Van Coehoorn directs important parts of the defence of Namur against Vauban's French siege operations.
William III abruptly removes Marlborough from his royal and military offices amid distrust and political tensions.
William III of Orange is unable to prevent Louis XIV's forces from capturing the strategically important fortress of Namur.
Boufflers helps reinforce the French army during the critical fighting at Steenkirk.
William III of Orange's government approves severe measures against Highland clans that have not submitted, and the resulting operation at Glencoe becomes a lasting political controversy.
Marries Mlle de Blois
Boufflers serves among the principal French commanders conducting the siege of Namur.
Vauban directs the French siege approaches and batteries against the defences of Namur.
Dissents from the Lords decision to receive the Duke of Norfolk's divorce bill.
Registers his parliamentary proxy with Sidney Godolphin while continuing to attend the Lords during the session.
Louis XIV joins the major French operation to capture the strategically important fortress of Namur.
Russell commands the larger Anglo-Dutch fleet that fights Tourville off Barfleur.
Tourville fights Edward Russell's larger Anglo-Dutch fleet off Barfleur before withdrawing toward the French coast.
Van Almonde commands the Dutch contingent of the Allied fleet during the Battle of Barfleur.
Tourville's retreating fleet suffers further losses as Anglo-Dutch forces destroy French ships near La Hogue.
Fights at the Battle of Steenkerque
The French forces under Marshal Luxemburg defeat the English at Steenkerke
Luxembourg repels William III's surprise attack at Steenkirk and holds the French position.
William III of Orange commands the Allied attack that is repulsed by Luxembourg at Steenkirk.
William III of Orange commands the Allied army at Steinkirk, where Luxembourg defeats the coalition after a hard-fought engagement.
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