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
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.
Battleplan of the Battle of Wijnendale (1708) printed by Eugène Henri Fricx in Brussels
Tomb in the Sint-Walburga Church in Bruges of Michael Ceva Grimaldi, a Spanish Army officer from Naples, who was killed in the battle, aged 30
The siege of Lille was the main operation of the 1708 campaign season during the War of the Spanish Succession. Following their victory in the Battle of Oudenaarde, the Allies decided to besiege Lille
The Siege of Lille John Wootton, 1742
Plan-relief of the fortifications, comprising 16 bastions. The citadel is in the background.
The chamberlain of the Prince of Orange is shot during the Siege of Lille.