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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.
The King therefore decided to make more than half of the Danish army's 35,000 soldiers, two-thirds of which were enlisted in Germany, available to the Allied powers during the War of the Spanish Succession. Political goodwill thus gained, could in addition be useful in future wars with Sweden and Holstein-Gottorp. [1] [2]
Uniform of a chevalier of the Dauphin Cavalry between the period of 1724–1740. At the end of the War of the Spanish Succession, the Peace of Utrecht was signed in which many of the remaining Spanish owned areas were given up to France, Austria or the Dutch Republic, which was not recognised by the new French bourbon Spanish king. However many ...
King Frederick V therefore decided to make more than half of the Danish army's 35,000 soldiers, two-thirds of which were enlisted in Germany, available to the Allied powers during the War of the Spanish Succession. Political goodwill thus gained, could in addition be useful in any future war with Sweden and Holstein-Gottorp. [1] [2]
Pages in category "British military personnel of the War of the Spanish Succession" The following 110 pages are in this category, out of 110 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Walloon Guards (Gardes Wallonnes; in Spanish, Guardias Valonas) [1] were an infantry corps recruited for the Spanish Army in the region now known as Belgium, mainly from Catholic Wallonia. As foreign troops without direct ties amongst the Spanish population, the Walloons were often tasked with the maintenance of public order, eventually ...
The unit was raised a third time, during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701 to 1715), to further the Bourbon cause and, on 6 July 1703, the command was given to the 18-year-old Álvaro de Navia-Osorio y Vigil, [2] Viscount of Puerto de Vega and future 3rd Marquis de Santa Cruz de Marcenado. [3] In 1732 it took part in the conquest of Oran.