June 1692
French Capture of Namur
William III of Orange is unable to prevent Louis XIV's forces from capturing the strategically important fortress of Namur.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Namur in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
William III of Orange is unable to prevent Louis XIV's forces from capturing the strategically important fortress of Namur.
William III of Orange leads the Allied campaign to recover Namur, one of the strongest French-held fortresses in the Spanish Netherlands.
William III of Orange leads the Allied siege that recaptures Namur from the French.
William III of Orange completes the successful recapture of Namur after a major Allied siege, his most important battlefield success of the Nine Years' War.
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