The Battle of Blenheim (German: Zweite Schlacht bei Höchstädt; French: Bataille de Höchstädt; Dutch: Slag bij Blenheim) fought on 13 August [O.S. 2 August] 1704...
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fought in the Battle of Blenheim during the War of the Spanish Succession on August 13, 1704. Captain General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough Brigadier-General...
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palace is named after the 1704 Battle of Blenheim. It was originally intended to be a reward to John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough for his military...
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site of the Battle of Blenheim in 1704. Almost all places and other things called Blenheim are named directly or indirectly in honour of the battle. Blenheim...
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the Battle of Blenheim. The town was the site of raids and skirmishes during the American Revolution. The town was one of the original six towns of the...
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winters. Blenheim is named after the Battle of Blenheim (1704) in the War of the Spanish Succession, where troops led by John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough...
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Succession. Blenheim Palace in England and Blenheim, the most populous town in the region of Marlborough, were named in memory of the battle, and thus ultimately...
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Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, which was used extensively in the first two years of the Second...
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Blenheim" is an anti-war poem written by English Romantic poet laureate Robert Southey in 1796. The poem is set at the site of the Battle of Blenheim...
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Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard (redirect from Camille d'Hostun, Duke of Tallard)
overall command of the combined Franco-Bavarian army, but the subsequent Battle of Blenheim on 13 August 1704 resulted in complete destruction of his forces...
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Prince Eugene of Savoy arrived from the Rhine to bolster the Allies, was the stage finally set for the decisive action at the Battle of Blenheim the following...
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Maximilian II Emanuel (redirect from Maximilian II Emanuel, elector of Bavaria)
Battle of Blenheim in 1704. In 1704–05, following the evacuation of the Bavarian court to the Spanish Netherlands after the defeat at the Battle of Blenheim...
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captain-generalcy of British forces, then to a dukedom. As de facto leader of Allied forces in the Low Countries, his victories at battles of Blenheim (1704), of Ramillies...
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world." The Battle of Blenheim, AD 1704 Excerpt: "Had it not been for Blenheim, all Europe might at this day suffer under the effect of French conquests...
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Muller) The Field of the Cloth of Gold Queen Elizabeth reviewing her troops at Tilbury The Battle of Marston Moor The Battle of Blenheim (painted by Douchkine)...
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Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet (category Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Bere Alston)
officer. As a junior officer he fought at the Battle of Schellenberg and at the Battle of Blenheim during the War of the Spanish Succession. He was then asked...
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much of their baggage, but Maximilian opted not to pursue. The 1704 Battle of Blenheim was fought over much of the same ground. When the War of the Spanish...
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Danish Auxiliary Corps in Anglo-Dutch service 1701–1714 (category Army units and formations of Denmark)
Republic and England. The Danish corps fought under Marlborough at the battles of Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde, and Malplaquet suffering heavy losses. It...
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estate was named Blenheim in honour of his victory at the Battle of Blenheim. Because of this influence, the red and white variety of the King Charles...
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example, the Battle of Blenheim is always given as 13 August 1704. However, confusion occurs when an event involves both. For example, William III of England...
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following is a list of the casualties count in battles or offensives in world history. The list includes both sieges (not technically battles but usually yielding...
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final assault at the Battle of Blenheim attacking the village churchyard with eight battalions of men and then receiving the surrender of its French defenders...
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Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Blenheim, after the Battle of Blenheim in 1704. The name was chosen for a sixth ship, but was not used...
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Allied success both at the Battle of Blenheim in 1704 and at Ramillies in 1706. 2 battalions Frisian Guards and the battalions of Slangenburg and Salish La...
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Woodstock, Oxfordshire (section Blenheim Palace)
the previous 3,100 in 2011. Blenheim Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is next to Woodstock, in the parish of Blenheim. Winston Churchill was born...
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Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth (category Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Dublin constituencies)
the Battle of Blenheim before being appointed aide-de-camp to the Duke of Marlborough during the War of the Spanish Succession. During the Battle of Ramillies...
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Gregorian calendar (redirect from Gregorian reform of the calendar)
example, the Battle of Blenheim is always given as 13 August 1704. Confusion occurs when an event affects both. For example, William III of England set...
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Shipbuilding Company at Leamouth, London. The ship was named after the Battle of Blenheim. She displaced 9,150 tons and her steel hull measured 375 feet (114 m)...
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Willem Vleertman (category Dutch military personnel of the War of the Spanish Succession)
late 17th and early 18th centuries. He notably participated in the Battle of Blenheim, where his reconnaissance efforts proved instrumental in securing...
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the War of the Spanish Succession and became even more influential after the Duke of Marlborough won a great victory at the Battle of Blenheim in 1704...
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