Siege of Namur 1695 and the British Grenadiers

 This year is the 330th of the Siege of Namur. 

The 1695 siege of Namur or second siege of Namur took place during the Nine Years' War between 2 July and 4 September 1695. Its capture by the French in the 1692 siege and recapture by the Grand Alliance in 1695 are often viewed as the defining events of the war; the second siege is considered to be William III's most significant military success during the war.^[3]

The siege had a big impact at the time and was featured in the 1769 book Tristram Shandy

The assault by 3,000 British troops on the Terra Nova earthwork on 31 August spearheaded by 700 grenadiers is alleged to have been the inspiration for the song "The British Grenadiers".^{[citation needed]}

Image by Patrice Courcelle in the book Perfeection of Military Discipline which is great.