1702 – Allied offensive in the Low Countries – French OOB April
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Description
As of 6 April 1702, French and Spanish troops were posted as follows in the Low Countries, Upper Guelderland and the Electorate of Cologne.
| Location | Battalions | Squadron |
|---|---|---|
| Nieuport | 2 | - |
| Ostend | 3 | - |
| Damme | 2 | - |
| Camp near Damme and Bruges | 6 | 2 |
| Camp near Ghent | 5 | 5 |
| Camp in the Waes country behind the line of Stekene |
6 | 2 |
| Termonde and Fort Sainte-Marguerite | 2 | - |
| Antwerp | 4 | - |
| Sintvliet | 1 | - |
| Camp between Antwerp and Lier | 19 | 27 |
| Lier | 2 | - |
| Aarschot | 1 | - |
| Diest | 2 | 2 |
| Malines (Mechelen) | 4 | - |
| Léau | 2 | 2 |
| Charleroy | 2 | - |
| Namur | 4 | - |
| Citadel of Liège | 2 | - |
| Chartreuse de Liège | 2 and 60 miners |
- |
| Camp near Maastricht | 13 | 15 |
| Limbourg | 1 | - |
| Schleyden | Free company of 200 foot |
50 horse |
| Luxembourg | 3 | - |
| Bonn | 6 | 6 |
| Camp near Bonn | 6 | 11 |
| Kaiserwerth | 5 | - |
| Rheinberg | 3 | - |
| Geldern | 2 | - |
| Venlo | 3 | - |
| Roermond | 2 | - |
| Stevensweert and Castle of Stockem | 1 | - |
References
Pelet and François Eugène de Vault: Mémoires militaires relatifs à la Succession d'Espagne sous Louis XIV, Vol. 2 p. 477
