Battle of Blenheim
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy, Wars, Battles
- Curriculum: British History, 18th Century European History, German History, French History, Eastern European History, Spanish/Portuguese History
- Geographical Location: Germany
- Date: August 13, 1704
Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battle in the War of the Spanish Succession. Result: Massive defeat of French and Bavarian troops.
On August 13, 1704, 52,000 British and Austrian forces inflicted a major defeat on 60,000 French and Bavarian forces at the village of Blenheim. In 1704, John Churchill, first duke of Marlborough, undertook a daring and hazardous campaign. The elector of Bavaria, now allied with the French, was poised to attack Austria. Marlborough marched up the Rhine and Neckar Rivers to attack the French-Bavarian troops at the Danube. He...
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