Battle of Cassel (1677)
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The Battle of Cassel, also known as the Battle of Peene, took place on 11 April 1677 during the Franco-Dutch War, near Cassel, 15 km west of Saint-Omer. A French army commanded by the duc de Luxembour
Battle of Cassel, April 1677
Allied commander William of Orange, c. 1677
The Peene Becque, a relatively minor obstacle that played a significant part in the battle
Mont-Cassel, assembly point for the Dutch-Spanish army
Louis de Crévant, duc d'Humières was a French nobleman of the 17th century, who became a Marshal of France in 1668 and Grand Master of Artillery in 1685.
Louis de Crevant, Duke of Humières
Château d'Azay-le-Ferron, the family home
The Battle of the Dunes by Charles-Philippe Larivière, 1837. The Battle of the Dunes took place in June 1658; Humières fought in this decisive French victory, under Turenne, shown here
Humières' son and heir Henri-Louis died at the Siege of Luxembourg in June 1684;