✦ History

War of the Quadruple Alliance

August 2, 1718 – February 17, 1720

Result Treaty of The Hague (1720)

Ended by Treaty of The Hague (1720)

Spain fought a coalition of Austria, Britain, France and Savoy, later joined by the Dutch, after trying to recover lost territory; fighting centred on Sicily and Spain. Spain was defeated.

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Battles 2

August 11, 1718
Battle of Cape Passaro British victory Off Cape Passaro, Mediterranean Sea George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, Charles Cornewall, José Antonio de Gaztañeta
October 15, 1718
Battle of Milazzo (1718) Spanish victory Wirich Philipp von Daun, Juan Francisco de Bette, 3rd Marquis of Lede

Key commanders

Habsburg monarchy 5

Wirich Philipp von Daun military commander Count Claude Florimond de Mercy military commander James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick military commander George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington military commander Victor Amadeus II military commander

Spain 4

Giulio Alberoni military commander Juan Francisco de Bette, 3rd Marquis of Lede military commander José Antonio de Gaztañeta military commander José Carrillo de Albornoz, 1st Duke of Montemar military commander

Great Britain 2

George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington military commander Charles Cornewall military commander

Holy Roman Empire 1

Wirich Philipp von Daun military commander