Back Batalla de Wijnendale Spanish Bataille de Wynendaele French Battaglia di Wijnendale Italian Slag bij Wijnendale Dutch Slaget ved Wijnendale NN Slaget ved Wijnendale NB Bitwa pod Wijnendaal Polish Сражение при Вейнендале Russian
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| Battle of Wijnendale | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the Spanish Succession | |||||||
 Tapestry representing the battle of Wijnendale (1708) in Blenheim Palace, residence of the Duke of Marlborough, showing in the foreground the allied convoy, on the right Wijnendale Castle. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Dutch Republic Great Britain |
 France Bourbon Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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John Richmond Webb Cornelis van Nassau-Woudenberg |
Count de la Mothe | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 7,500 men | 22,000[1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,000 | 2,000 | ||||||
The Battle of Wijnendale took place during the War of the Spanish Succession fought on 28 September 1708 near Wijnendale, Flanders, between an allied force protecting a convoy carrying ammunition for the Siege of Lille (1708) and forces of Bourbon France and Spain. It ended in a victory for the allies, leading to the taking of Lille.
- ^ Winston S. Churchill, Marlborough: His Life and Times. Book Two, The University of Chicago Press, 2002, Chap. XXVI: Wynendael (page 508).