a small village of Brabant, in the Netherlands, twelve miles north of Namur, and twenty-two south-east of Brussels. Long. 4. 48. E. Lat. 50. 51. N. It is famous for the battle fought by the allies commanded by the Duke of Marlborough and M. d'Alvarezquerque, against that of the two crowns, commanded by the Duke of Bavaria and Marshal Villeroi, on the 22nd of May 1706.