War of the Spanish Succession

March 1701 – September 7, 1714

Result Treaties of Utrecht, Rastatt and Baden

France and Bourbon Spain fought a Grand Alliance of Austria, Britain, the Dutch Republic and others over the Spanish throne. The war ended in the treaties of Utrecht, Rastatt and Baden.

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Battles and events 43

July 9, 1701

Battle of Carpi Austrian victory Carpi, near Legnago Prince Eugene of Savoy, Nicolas Catinat

September 1, 1701

Battle of Chiari Austrian victory Chiari, Lombardy, Italy Prince Eugene of Savoy, François de Neufville, 2nd Duke of Villeroy

February 1, 1702

Battle of Cremona Inconclusive Cremona, Prince Eugene of Savoy, François de Neufville, 2nd Duke of Villeroy, Charles Thomas, Prince of Vaudémont

March 8, 1702 – July 13, 1713

Queen Anne's War Peace of Utrecht José de Zúñiga y la Cerda, Daniel d'Auger de Subercase, Joseph Dudley

August 15, 1702

Battle of Luzzara Inconclusive Luzzara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Philip V of Spain, Prince Eugene of Savoy, Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme

August 23 – September 30, 1702

Battle of Cádiz (1702) Spanish victory Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain George Rooke, Francisco Castillo Fajardo, 2nd Marquis of Villadarias, James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde

October 14, 1702

Battle of Friedlingen French victory Weil am Rhein, Baden-Württemberg Claude Louis Hector de Villars, 1st Duke of Villars, Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden, George Frederick II

October 23, 1702

Battle of Vigo Bay Anglo-Dutch victory Ria of Vigo, Galicia, Spain George Rooke, Philips van Almonde, François Louis Rousselet de Châteaurenault

1703 – May 1, 1711

Rákóczi's War of Independence Habsburg victory; Treaty of Szatmár Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Prince Eugene of Savoy

February 20 – March 10, 1703

Siege of Kehl (1703) French victory Kehl Claude Louis Hector de Villars, 1st Duke of Villars, Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden

June 30, 1703

Battle of Ekeren Inconclusive Ekeren, Antwerp, present-day Belgium Louis-François de Boufflers, Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam, Frederik Johan van Baer

September 20, 1703

First Battle of Höchstädt Franco-Bavarian victory Höchstädt an der Donau, Bavaria Claude Louis Hector de Villars, 1st Duke of Villars, Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg, Maximilian II Emanuel

November 15, 1703

Battle of Speyerbach French victory Outside Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard, Frederick I of Sweden, Johann Ernst, Count of Nassau-Weilburg

July 2, 1704

Battle of Schellenberg Grand Alliance victory Donauwörth, Bavaria John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Jean Baptist, Comte d'Arco

August 1–3, 1704

Capture of Gibraltar Anglo-Dutch victory Gibraltar George Rooke, George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, Diego de Salinas

August 13, 1704

Battle of Blenheim Grand Alliance victory Blindheim, Höchstädt, Bavaria John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Prince Eugene of Savoy, Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard

August 24, 1704

Battle of Málaga (1704) Inconclusive Off Málaga, Mediterranean Sea George Rooke, Gerard Callenburgh, Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse

March 15, 1705 – January 4, 1706

Siege of Nice (1705) French victory Nice, France James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, Louis d'Aubusson de La Feuillade

July 18, 1705

Battle of Elixheim Anglo-Dutch victory Eliksem, Brabant, present-day Belgium John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Henry de Nassau, Lord Overkirk, François de Neufville, 2nd Duke of Villeroy

August 16, 1705

Battle of Cassano (1705) French victory Cassano d'Adda, Lombardy, Italy Prince Eugene of Savoy, Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme, Leopold I of Anhalt-Dessau

September 14 – October 19, 1705

Siege of Barcelona (1705) Grand Alliance victory Barcelona, Principality of Catalonia, Spain Philips van Almonde, James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope, Francisco de Velasco y Tovar, Conde de Melgar

April 3–27, 1706

Siege of Barcelona (1706) Grand Alliance victory Barcelona, Principality of Catalonia, Spain Philip V of Spain, René de Froulay, Count of Tessé, James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope

April 19, 1706

Battle of Calcinato French victory near Calcinato, Italy Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme, Christian Detlev Reventlow

May 23, 1706

Battle of Ramillies Anglo-Dutch victory Ramillies, Spanish Netherlands John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Henry de Nassau, Lord Overkirk, François de Neufville, 2nd Duke of Villeroy

September 7, 1706

Siege of Turin Grand Alliance victory Turin, Duchy of Savoy Prince Eugene of Savoy, Ferdinand de Marsin, Wirich Philipp von Daun

September 8, 1706

Battle of Castiglione (1706) French victory Jacques Eléonor Rouxel de Grancey, Frederick I of Sweden

March 13, 1707

Convention of Milan Milan

April 25, 1707

Battle of Almansa Franco-Spanish victory Almansa, Albacete James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway, António Luís de Sousa, 2nd Marquis of Minas

July 29 – August 21, 1707

Siege of Toulon (1707) French victory Toulon, France Prince Eugene of Savoy, Victor Amadeus II, René de Froulay, Count of Tessé

October 21, 1707

Battle at The Lizard French victory Off Lizard Point, Atlantic Ocean René Duguay-Trouin, Claude de Forbin

July 11, 1708

Battle of Oudenarde Anglo-Dutch victory Oudenaarde, Spanish Netherlands John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Prince Eugene of Savoy, Louis, Duke of Burgundy

August 12 – December 10, 1708

Siege of Lille (1708) Grand Alliance victory Lille, France John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Prince Eugene of Savoy, Louis-François de Boufflers

September 14–21, 1708

Capture of Minorca (1708) Anglo-Dutch victory Menorca James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope, George Wade

September 28, 1708

Battle of Wijnendale Anglo-Dutch victory near Wijnendale, present-day Belgium John Richmond Webb

September 11, 1709

Battle of Malplaquet Allied victory Taisnières-sur-Hon, French Hainaut John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Prince Eugene of Savoy, Claude Louis Hector de Villars, 1st Duke of Villars

July 27, 1710

Battle of Almenar Grand Alliance victory hills of Almenar, near Balaguer (Catalonia), Spain Guido Starhemberg, Francisco Castillo Fajardo, 2nd Marquis of Villadarias, James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope

August 20, 1710

Battle of Saragossa Grand Alliance victory Zaragoza, Spain Guido Starhemberg, James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope, Alexandre Maître, Marquis de Bay

December 8, 1710

Battle of Brihuega Franco-Spanish victory Brihuega, Guadalajara, Spain Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme, James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope, Charles Wills

December 10, 1710

Battle of Villaviciosa Franco-Spanish victory Guadalajara, Spain Philip V of Spain, Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme, Guido Starhemberg

August 5 – September 12, 1711

Siege of Bouchain (1711) Grand Alliance victory Bouchain, France John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, François Nicolas Fagel

September 12–22, 1711

Battle of Rio de Janeiro French victory Rio de Janeiro, State of Brazil René Duguay-Trouin

July 24, 1712

Battle of Denain French victory Denain, France Prince Eugene of Savoy, Claude Louis Hector de Villars, 1st Duke of Villars, Christian Louis de Montmorency-Luxembourg

July 25, 1713 – September 11, 1714

Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714) Bourbon victory Barcelona, Principality of Catalonia (Spain) James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, Antoni de Villarroel, Restaino Cantelmo-Stuart

Key commanders

War of the Spanish Succession

Battles and events 43

Key commanders

Holy Roman Empire 16

Spain 10

France 29

Kingdom of England 14

Kurucs 1

Habsburg monarchy 8

Dutch Republic 9

Electorate of Bavaria 2

Duchy of Savoy 5

Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel 1

Portugal 2

Great Britain 3