The Battle of Fleurus took place on July 1, 1690. It was a victory for the French army under Motmerency-Luxembourg against a European army comprising the Netherlands, Germany, Spain and Great Britain under the German General Waldeck. France lost 3000 men, while the allies lost 9000 men.
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