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WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION
1701 - 1714
Charles II was the last monarch of the Spanish
Habsburg
family. All hell broke loose when he died childless.
The British, the Dutch, and the French
equally claimed the throne for one of their candidates.
French
Louis XIV was the
lucky winner when after years of fighting his grandson Philip V was crowned king of Spain.
The North American extension of this war
is called Queen Anne's War, or the Second French and
Indian War, and was fought 1702 - 1713. Here is more about the
French and Indian Wars.
The Peace
of Utrecht and the peace treaties of
Rastatt and
Baden ended the war.
Timeline of the War of the Spanish Succession
BATTLES AND EVENTS IN THE
WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION
July 2, 1704 - Marlborough
wins the Battle of Schellenberg
August 4, 1704 - Britain
takes control of Gibraltar after Spain surrendered.
August 13, 1704 -
Battle of Blenheim
1705 - Archduke Charles
landed in Catalonia, Spain, with a small English army under Lord
Peterborough, and took Barcelona.
May 23, 1706 -
Battle of Ramillies -
Marlborough's victory.
September 7, 1706 - Siege of Turin
broken
1707 - The English army in Spain is
defeated at the Battle of Almanza.
July 11, 1708 -
Battle of Oudenaarde
England's general, the
Duke of Marlborough, Prince Eugene
of Savoy, and 80,000 men defeated 85,000 French troops led by
Louis-Joseph Duke of Burgundy.
September 11, 1709 -
Battle of Malplaquet
The British won.
December 31, 1711 - Marlborough had to
quit his job
April 1713 - September 1714 -
The Treaties
of Utrecht
March 6, 1714 -
Treaty of Rastatt
(Rastadt)
September 7, 1714 -
Treaty of
Baden
And here are the maps
1700-1721
Europe Seats of War
Marlborough's Campaigns in the War of
the
Spanish Succession, 1701-1711
Map of the War of the Spanish Succession:
Vauban's Defense System, 1701
Map of the War of the Spanish Succession:
Marlborough's Campaign, 1702
Map of the War of the Spanish Succession:
March to the Danube River, 1704
Map of the Battle of Schellenberg July 2, 1704
Map of the Battle of Blenheim: Situation At Noon (USMA)
Map of the Battle of Blenheim: Situation At 14.30 hours (USMA)
Map of the Battle of Blenheim: Situation at 17.30 Hours (USMA)
Map of the Battle of Blenheim: Final Moves (USMA)
Map of the Battle of Ramillies: Initial Dispositions, May
23, 1706
Map of the Battle of Ramillies, 1706: Maneuvers
Map of the Battle of Ramillies, 1706: Marlborough's
Breakthrough
Map of the Battle of Ramillies, 1706: Marlborough's Pursuit
of Villeroi
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