Siege of Namur (1695)

Siege of Namur (1695)
Part of the Nine Years' War
Siege of Namur (1695) by Jan van Huchtenburg
Date 2 July – 4 September 1695 [a] Location Namur, Spanish Netherlands (Present-day Belgium) 50°28′N 04°52′E / 50.467°N 4.867°E / 50.467; 4.867 Result Grand Alliance victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of France	Grand Alliance  Dutch Republic  Kingdom of England  Kingdom of Scotland  Holy Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Duc de Boufflers Duc de Villeroi Count Guiscard	William of Orange Menno van Coehoorn Earl of Athlone Maximilian of Bavaria Frederick of Prussia Prince Vaudémont
Strength
13,000[1]–16,000 men French field army under Villeroi 100,000–110,000 men[2]	80,000 men[1][2] Covering army under Vaudemont and William 50,000 men and during the siege of the citadel 85,000 men[2]
Casualties and losses
8,000[1]	18,000[1]

The 1695 siege of Namur or second siege of Namur took place during the Nine Years' War between 2 July and 4 September 1695. Its capture by the French in the 1692 siege and recapture by the Grand Alliance in 1695 are often viewed as the defining events of the war; the second siege is considered to be William III's most significant military success during the war.^[3]

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