    the battle of fleurus, fought on 1 july 1690, was a major engagement of the nine years' war. in a bold envelopment the duc de luxembourg, commanding louis xivâs army of some 35,000 men, soundly defeated prince waldeckâs allied force of approximately 38,000 men comprising mainly dutch, german, and spanish troops.lynn: the wars of louis xiv 1667-1714, p. 207. the number of troops at the battle of fleurus, and the casualties incurred, is disputed by historians. waldeck's german-spanish-english forces were decisively defeated, with heavy losses in prisoners and equipment, and luxembourg moved ahead to control flanders. although the french war minister, louvois, wished to press ahead and secure further success, louis overruled him and ordered luxembourg to reinforce the dauphinâs army on the rhine and forgo any major siege. the allies, meanwhile, withdrew to brussels to recover and rebuild their army. ==background== in 1690 the main theatre of the nine yearsâ war moved to the spanish netherlands. command of french forces now passed to the talented marshal luxembourg (a position he would keep until his death in 1695), superseding [[louis de c
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