Battle of Entzheim
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The Battle of Entzheim was fought on 4 October 1674 near Entzheim
in present-day Bas-Rhin
(then part of Alsace
) between French Royal Army on one side and Imperial Army of the Holy Roman Empire
on the other side during the Franco-Dutch War
. Despite Holy Roman Empire
's numerical superiority, it ended in a French victory.
Entzheim
Entzheim is a commune, in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.Strasbourg Airport is located in the commune.-References:* -External links:*...
in present-day Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin is a department of France. The name means "Lower Rhine". It is the more populous and densely populated of the two departments of the Alsace region, with 1,079,013 inhabitants in 2006.- History :...
(then part of Alsace
Alsace
Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...
) between French Royal Army on one side and Imperial Army of the Holy Roman Empire
Imperial Army of the Holy Roman Empire
The Imperial Army of the Holy Roman Empire was the army of the Holy Roman Empire...
on the other side during the Franco-Dutch War
Franco-Dutch War
The Franco-Dutch War, often called simply the Dutch War was a war fought by France, Sweden, the Bishopric of Münster, the Archbishopric of Cologne and England against the United Netherlands, which were later joined by the Austrian Habsburg lands, Brandenburg and Spain to form a quadruple alliance...
. Despite Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.It was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in favour of the princes...
's numerical superiority, it ended in a French victory.