Neerwinden
Neerwinden (nārvĭn'dən), village, Liège prov., E Belgium. In the War of the Grand Alliance the French under Marshal Luxembourg defeated (1693) William III of England there. In the French Revolutionary Wars, a French defeat (1793) at Neerwinden resulted in the defection of General Dumouriez to the Austrians.
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duc de François Henri de Montmorency-Bouteville Luxembourg
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