Battle of Fleurus

There have been three battles fought near the town of Fleurus in Belgium:

  • The Battle of Fleurus (1622) in the Thirty Years' War.
  • The Battle of Fleurus (1690) in the Nine Years' War.
  • The Battle of Fleurus (1794) in the French Revolutionary Wars.
  • The Battle of Fleurus (1815) in the Napoleonic Wars.

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