Battle of Saint-Denis (1678)
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The Battle of Saint-Denis was the last major action of the 1672 to 1678 Franco-Dutch War. It took place on 14 August 1678, four days after Louis XIV of France had agreed the Treaty of Nijmegen with th
Battle of Saint-Denis by Romeyn de Hooghe
Hendrik Overkirk saves William of Orange from a French dragoon, by Jacob de Vos
Ruins of the Abbey St Denis, Luxembourg's headquarters, taken by the Dutch in the first assault
François Henri de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Piney-Luxembourg, commonly known as Luxembourg, and nicknamed "The Upholsterer of Notre-Dame", was a French general and Marshal of France. A comrade an
Le Duc de Piney-Luxembourg
Dutch engraving of Montmorency; in the background his troops massacre Dutch civilians