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The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict fought between 1701 and 1714. The immediate cause was the death of the childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700, which led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire between supporters of the French Bourbons and the Austrian Habsburgs.
English: A map depicting the state of European occupation of North America at the start of Queen Anne's War, as the North American theater of the War of the Spanish Succession is known.
Queen Anne's War (1702–1713) or the Third Indian War [1] was the second in a series of French and Indian Wars fought in North America involving the colonial empires of Great Britain, France, and Spain; it took place during the reign of Anne, Queen of Great Britain. In the United States, it is regarded as a standalone conflict under this name.
During the War of the Spanish Succession, the city of Girona was besieged by French troops allied with Bourbon Spain from 15 December 1710 until 25 January 1711, when its Habsburg defenders surrendered. [1] [2] The attacking Franco-Spanish army numbered some 19,000 and was commanded by Duke Adrien Maurice de Noailles. The city was well ...
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; ... This includes all Sieges of the War of the Spanish Succession that can also be found in the ...
War of Jenkins' Ear (3 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Wars of succession involving the states and peoples of North America" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
The Kingdom of Spain (Spanish: Reino de España) entered a new era with the death of Charles II, the last Spanish Habsburg monarch, who died childless in 1700. The War of the Spanish Succession was fought between proponents of a Bourbon prince, Philip of Anjou, and the Austrian Habsburg claimant, Archduke Charles.
Articles relating to the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714), an early 18th century European war, triggered by the death in November 1700 of the childless Charles II of Spain. It established the principle that dynastic rights were secondary to maintaining the balance of power between different countries.