Battle of Blenheim
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles
- Curriculum: British History, 18th Century European History, German History, French History, Spanish/Portuguese History
- Geographical Location: Germany, Bavaria
- Date: August 13, 1704
Article abstract: The Battle of Blenheim marks the greatest military triumph in the War of the Spanish Succession and the first English victory on the Continent since Agincourt in 1315.
Summary of Event
When Charles II of Spain died in 1700, the struggle for his throne precipitated the War of the Spanish Succession. Louis XIV of France wanted to place his grandson Philip of Anjou on the throne as part of a larger plan to place members of his family on every throne in Europe.
The obstacle thwarting Louis was the Grand Alliance of Austria, England,...
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