In late 1641, de Lamboy and his Imperial force of 9,000 men established winter quarters in Kempen, then part of the Electorate of Cologne, an ally of Emperor Ferdinand.

On 16 January, his own troops were ordered to concentrate around Linn in preparation for an attack, while Eberstein's men moved up from Wesel to the nearby village of Uerdingen.

The initial assault met fierce resistance before the French captured part of the Imperial line, moved up their guns, and began firing at close range.

At the same time, the Hessian cavalry routed their opponents, who fled; deprived of their support, and unable to respond to the French artillery, the Imperial infantry surrendered.

[2] The destruction of Lamboy's army ended plans for a joint Spanish-Imperial invasion of Northern France, and Hatzfeld withdrew his troops to the fortress city of Jülich.

Shortage of supplies forced the opposing armies largely to inactivity throughout the summer except for cavalry raids by the Bavarian general Johann von Werth.

Guébriant was promoted Marshal of France after the battle; [2] in 1643, he led his troops south into Baden-Württemberg, and was killed at the siege of Rottweil in November.