lˈʌksəmbˌɜːɡ wʌz nˌɪɹ tˈʊɹnaɪ ænd sˈɛnt ˈaʊt ɐ ɹᵻkˈɑːnɪsəns ˌʌndɚ mˈɑːɹsəli, fɹʌm hˈuːm hiː lˈɜːnd ðætðə mˈeɪn bˈɑːdi ʌvðɪ ˈælaɪd ˈɑːɹmi wʌz ɹᵻtɹˈiːɾɪŋ, lˈiːvɪŋ ɐ ɹˈɪɹɡˈɑːɹd ʌv kˈævəlɹi, kənsˈɪstɪŋ ʌv dʒˈʌst θɹˈiː,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ mˈɛn, ˌʌndɚ ðə kˈaʊnt ʌv tˈɪli æt lˈuːz.
Luxembourg was near Tournai and sent out a reconnaissance under Marsilly, from whom he learned that the main body of the Allied army was retreating, leaving a rear-guard of cavalry, consisting of just 3,000 men, under the Count of Tilly at Leuze.