A RELATION OF THE Battle of Landen.  

Published by Authority.   
ON the 18th of the last Month New Style, the King being at His Camp at Park, understood that the Enemy was marching towards the Meuse, whereupon His Majesty marched the 21st to Tirlemont, where receiving the News that the Enemy had attacked hue, we continued our march as far as Hopertingue, between St. Tron and Tongres, with a design to succour the Place. There His Majesty being informed of the Surrender of hue, detached the same day 10 Battalions to strengthen the garrison of Liege, and so returned the next day to near Hospen, where the Army Halted, that it might not be too far from the Enemy before their Design was known, to which end several Parties was sent out towards their Camp, which stretched its self almost from the River Jocker to the Meuse. On the 28th the Parties brought Word, that they could not come so near the French Camp as usual, because they had found a great Body of Horse upon the high Grounds near the Mill of Warrem, which hindered them from making any discovery beyond the Jockar: Some Hours after the King was acquainted that the Enemy appeared from the high Grounds of St. Gertruyden-Landen, at half an hours distance from the Camp. His Majesty sending out Parties, soon discovered that it was the Vanguard of their Army that had marched before Day without Beat of Drum. His Majesty not doubting but they intended to attack our Army, resolved to Fight them, to which end having ordered the Foot to their Arms, and the Troopers to Mount, made that Evening the Disposition of his Army, having placed the Right Wing towards the Village of Elixem, and the Castle of Loany, upon the River Gheete. The Left of the Right Wing extended itself to the Village of Neerwinden, being covered by a little Rivulet, some Hedges, and hollow ways. The Brigade of Ramse●, consisting of 5 Battalions, was placed before the Right Wing near Lare; the Brandenburg Foot over against Lare, and that of hanover over against Winden. His Majesty finding the Ground very much open from Winden to Neerlanden, caused a Retrenchment to be made in the Night between those places, behind which His Majesty placed the rest of the Foot, and some Battalions in the Village of Neer-Landen. The Left Wing began towards the Village of Dormal, covered by the Rivulet of Landen as far as Neer-Landen, where it made an Elbow that returned behind the Foot which was upon the Retrenchments the better to second it.  
Our Army remained all night in this disposition. At break of day we saw the Enemy drawn up in two Lines upon the high Grounds of St. Gertruyden-Landen, and another Body that advanced towards our Retrenchment on the side of Winden. At Sun-rising the Enemy was advanced so near to us, that we played our Cannon upon them; for about two hours they made no motion; about 6 a Clock those that remained on the high Grounds came down in several Lines, and when they were within reach of our Cannon, they left the middle of the Plain, and caused their Infantry to file off to our Right towards the Village of Winden and Lare, and on our Left towards the Village of Neer-Landen, being sustained by their Horse, which marched on both sides of the Plain, and caused a Body to pass on the other side of the Rivulet of Landen, to make us believe they intended to fall upon our Left Wing, while they should make their greatest Effort upon our Left, which they attacked about 7 hours after. The Fight lasted on that side for some hours with doubtful success; The Enemy advanced, and were repulsed several times, and even some Squadrons got over the little Rivulet below the Village of Lare, and came into our Camp, most of which were either killed or taken. In the mean while the Elector of Bavaria, behaving himself with the greatest vigour, and giving Orders to all the Right Wing, made them Charge so advantageously, that he made the Enemy give way, and driven them back into the Plain; The Brigade of Ramsey that had been forced to give ground, regained their Post. The Electoral Prince of hanover brought up his Infantry again into their Post, as did the Prince of Brandenburg his own Foot; The French nevertheless remained in some part of the Village at Windin, but finding that they could not force our Right Wing, attacked the Village of Neer-Landen on our Left, where having been beaten back after a very great Fight, they renewed their Attack with fresh Troops, which obliged the King to come from the Right to give the necessary Orders at the Left, where the Fight was renewed again very warmly with Small Shot, which continued about an hour, when we became Masters of the Village, having driven the Enemy quiter out of it, which made them withdraw all their Troops from the Attack where they had succeeded so ill, carrying them to their Left and our-Right, where had been always some small Firing, and though the Enemy had been beaten at the Left, they had nevertheless kept a part of the Village of Winden, and made themselves Masters of the Hedges of the rising Ground, which laid the Flank of our Retrenchment open to them. The King who was in every place where His Presence could be any ways useful, after having secured every thing on the Left, returned immediately to the Village of Winden, and brought up twice to our Retrenchments the English and Scots Foot, where they behaved themselves as they had done every where else, with great Resolution and Courage. The Elector of Bavaria did dispose two Battalions so as to take the Enemy in the Left Flank, whilst 3 others attacked them in the Front, but before this could be put in execution, the Enemy having been strengthened with such of their Forces as they had drawn from the Right, became Masters of the passage into the Village, and made an Overture through which their Horse began to pass with the help of their Foot that lay in the Hedges. Their Horse that past first was beaten back, but our Foot at the Retrenchment not being able to suffer their Fire any longer in Flank, was obliged to retire, and our Cannon on that side abating its Fire, the Enemies Horse crowded through the passage, and began to extend themselves towards their Left all along the Hedges, which were possessed by their Foot. Most part of this Cavalry consisted of the French Kings household. As soon as they had formed some Squadrons, they attacked the Troops of hanover and Brandenburg, which were on the Left of the Right Wing, and took the advantage of the motion of part of those Troops which they forced to retire, and at the same time went to their Left, and did the like to the Spanish Troops which were on the Right of the hanover Horse.  
His Majesty to remedy this disorder, caused part of the Left Wing to advance, but being far off, the Enemy did not give them time to form themselves, but having attacked the Dutch Horse on the Left partly in Flank, forced them to retire before the English had got into a Line, who were obliged to attack the Enemy as they found themselves, which some did with success, having beaten what came before them; but the Right Wing having been forced to pass the River, the English Troops were quiter encompassed. The King finding the Enemy over-powered us, sent Orders to the Generals of the foot, and to those of the Left Wing, to retire to Leuwe, a Fort near the Camp. The Kings Dragoons and Grenadiers that lined the Rivulet of Landen, made their Retreat by the River through the Village of Dormal, and the foot and part of the Cavalry of the Left Wing by Orsmael. The Enemy, whose Horse was drawn up in two Lines upon the rising ground, adventuring to attack them in their Retreat. The King having given all necessary Orders every where for the Retreat, and finding himself encompassed on all sides, thought fit to go over the River, and with great difficulty passed the Bridge that had been made at the Village of Neerhespen, where His Majesty met some of his Guards and Light Horse of the Right Wing, and the remainder of the Brigade of Ramsey; and near Tirlemont came up with those Troops of the Right Wing that had been Rallied by the Elector of Bavaria. His Majesty marched with this Body, encamped that Night near Boutersem, and the next day at Betlehem near Louvain, while the rest of the Army that had made their Retreat towards Leeuwe encamped near Diest. Our Forces being not yet all of them come together, we cannot give a certain account what loss we have had, but so much we know that it is much less than we thought it at first, and there is no doubt but the Enemy has suffered a great deal more, and chiefly in their Infantry. The Count de Solmes had his Leg shot off by a Cannon Bullet at the beginning of the Fight. My Lord Portland is wounded; The Duke of Ormond, Monsieur Scravenmore, and Monsieur Zuylestein are taken, the two first being likewise wounded. We do not know yet what other Prisoners there are. We have taken the Duke of Berwick, and several other Officers, many of them of Note, of whom we have yet no exact List. We have lost some standards, and taken as many. By the next we shall be able to sand you more Particulars.  

A LIST of the Officers of the French Army, Commanded by the Duke of Luxemburg, that were killed and wounded on the 29th of July.  
MOnsieur de Mon Chevrteul, the Prince Paul of lorraine, and his Son, the Count de Gournaii, Montfort Brigadier, Imcourt Brigadier of Horse, the Count de Gassion, the Duke Duzes, the Marquis de Robet, the Marquis de Mornere, Huijne Cap. of the Guards, Chauvelon Ensign of the Light Horse, Brison Cap. in the Kings Regiment, Rose Son to the Lieut. Gen. the Duke de St. Simon killed or taken, the Count de St. Simon Brigadier, Serville of the Kings Regiment, Dupres Lieut. Col. of Orleans and his Son, the Count de Guiche Colonel, Lieutenant General Sarsfield, and 4 Brigadiers of Foot, were killed.  
The Prince de Conti, Lieut. Gen. the Duke de montmoremcy marshal de Camp, Monsieur de Ximenes, the marshal de Joyeuse, Lignerii mortally wounded, the Duke de la Roche Sur-Yon mortally wounded, and the Duke d'Bernonville, were wounded.  
The Duke of Berwick taken Prisoner.    

Printed by Edward Jones in the Savoy. 1693.