The battle was fought a few hundred metres north of Woerden at Fort Kruipin between the Dutch Republic and France.

The Dutch land forces had not directly confronted their opponent in the first months of the war, except during the small encounter at Tolhuis.

However, when the French marched on Holland, the richest province in the Republic, they encountered the Dutch Waterline.

This promted Turenne to dispatch himself with a part of the French army in order to guard against an Imperial attack.

And after the Dutch army lost ground, the conflict ended in French success with more than 2.600 losses from both sides.