What the records say
- When
- 27 Jun 1703
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 51.21° N, 4.04° E
- Description
- part of the War of the Spanish Succession (1703)
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Stekene
Part of the War of the Spanish Succession (1703)
The Battle of Stekene took place on 27 June 1703, during the War of the Spanish Succession, when a Dutch force of 7,000 men, under Karel Willem Sparre, attacked the Franco-Spanish defensive that ran from Ostend to Antwerp. The lines at Stekene were defended by 2,500 French soldiers under La Mothe and 1,500 to 6,000 local Flemish farmers.
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