{"product_id":"battles-of-the-war-of-the-spanish-succession-von-undefined","title":"Battles of the War of the Spanish Succession","description":"\u003cp\u003eSource: Wikipedia. Pages: 80. Chapters: Battle of Blenheim, Battle of Ramillies, Battle of Almansa, Battle of Malplaquet, Battle of Denain, Battle of Höchstädt, Battle of Schellenberg, Raid on Deerfield, Capture of Gibraltar, Battle of Cádiz, Siege of St. Augustine, Apalachee massacre, Siege of Port Royal, Raid on Grand Pré, Raid on Haverhill, Battle of Bloody Creek, Charles Town expedition, Battle of Oudenarde, Battle of Flint River, Siege of Pensacola, Battle of Chiari, Battle of La Gudina, Battle of Turin, Siege of St. John's, Battle of Fort Albany, Battle of St. John's, Siege of Bouchain, Battle of Brihuega, Battle of Ekeren, Battle of Carpi, Battle of Wijnendale, Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Battle of Villaviciosa, Battle of Elixheim, Siege of Barcelona, Battle of Saragossa, Siege of Lille, Battle of Speyerbach, Battle of Castiglione, Battle of Cremona, Battle of Friedlingen, Battle of Toulon, Battle of Luzzara, Capture of Minorca, Battle of Cassano, Battle of Almenar, Battle of Calcinato, Cassard expedition, Battle of Montjuïc, Siege of Colonia del Sacramento, Siege of Guadeloupe, Siege of Kehl, Siege of Gaeta. Excerpt: The Battle of Blenheim (referred to in some countries as the Second Battle of Höchstädt), fought on 13 August 1704, was a major battle of the War of the Spanish Succession. Louis XIV of France sought to knock Emperor Leopold out of the war by seizing Vienna, the Habsburg capital, and gain a favourable peace settlement. The dangers to Vienna were considerable: the Elector of Bavaria and Marshal Marsin's forces in Bavaria threatened from the west, and Marshal Vendôme's large army in northern Italy posed a serious danger with a potential offensive through the Brenner Pass. Vienna was also under pressure from Rákóczi's Hungarian revolt from its eastern approaches. Realising the danger, the Duke of Marlborough resolved to alleviate the peril to Vienna by marching his forces south from Bedburg and help maintain Emperor Leopold within the Grand Alliance. A combination of deception and brilliant administration ¿ designed to conceal his true destination from friend and foe alike ¿ enabled Marlborough to march 250 miles (400 km) unhindered from the Low Countries to the River Danube in five weeks. After securing Donauwörth on the Danube, Marlborough sought to engage the Elector's and Marsin's army before Marshal Tallard could bring reinforcements through the Black Forest. However, with the Franco-Bavarian commanders reluctant to fight until their numbers were deemed sufficient, the Duke enacted a policy of plundering in Bavaria designed to force the issue. The tactic proved unsuccessful, but when Tallard arrived to bolster the Elector's army, and Prince Eugene arrived with reinforcements for the Allies, the two armies finally met on the banks of the Danube in and around the small village of Blindheim. Blenheim has gone down in history as one of the turning points of the War of the Spanish Succession. The overwhelming Allied victory ensured the safety of Vienna from the Franco-Bavarian army, thus preventing the collapse of the Grand Alliance. Bavaria was knocked out of the war,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9781156048245\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBattle of Blenheim, Battle of Ramillies, Battle of Almansa, Battle of Malplaquet, Battle of Denain, Battle of Höchstädt, Battle of Schellenberg, Raid on Deerfield, Capture of Gibraltar, Battle of Cádiz, Siege of St. Augustine\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9781156048245","offer_id":48822330720581,"sku":"9781156048245","price":22.86,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/f1e21197-2e33-4faf-95ad-b824a8e114d9.jpg?v=1726373746","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/battles-of-the-war-of-the-spanish-succession-von-undefined","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}