Battle of Cassel (1677)

Battle of Cassel (1677)

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Cassel
partof= Franco-Dutch War


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date=April 11, 1677
place=Cassel, France
result=French victory
combatant1= France
combatant2=flagicon|Netherlands|pri Netherlands
commander1=Philippe I of Orléans, Louis de Crevant, François-Henri de Montmorency
commander2=Willem III of Orange
strength1=
strength2=
casualties1=
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The Battle of Cassel was fought on April 11, 1677, as a part of the Franco-Dutch War. It resulted in a French victory under Philippe I of Orléans, assisted by the Duke of Humières and Marshal Luxembourg, against the Dutch under Willem III of Orange, stateholder of the Netherlands (after 1689 also king of Great Britain). The battle took place near the city of Cassel, 30 km south of Dunkirk in present France.


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