WILLIAM III | autograph letter signed, to an unnamed correspondent, 1695

WILLIAM III

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("W.R."), TO UNNAMED CORRESPONDENT, PROBABLY AN ALLIED GENERAL

informing him of his recent movements and intelligence that the enemy is on the plain of Lens, outlining his plans for the remainder of the campaign, especially his objective to take the camp at Ninove ("...je ne croi point aussi qu’ils peuvent nous empesher deprendre le Camp de Ninoven..."), asking for his correspondent's advice on whether he should pitch camp on the far side of the Dender, and whether it would be advisable for him to visit Brussels after the recent bombardment, in French, 2 pages, 4to, camp at Limbeck, 2 September 1695; with print portrait and handwritten transcription

A CAMPAIGN LETTER WRITTEN AT A TURNING POINT IN THE NINE YEARS WAR. The 1695 campaign in Flanders was dominated by the siege of Namur, a strategically placed citadel between the Sambre and the Meuse which had been taken by the French in 1692. The Allies mounted a series of assaults in late August, and the garrison finally surrendered on 4 September.  

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