The Siege of Barcelona 14 September to 19 October 1705
This siege took place during the War of the Spanish Succession when a Grand Alliance army led by Lord Peterborough, supporting the Habsburg claimant to the Spanish throne, captured the city of Barcelona from its Spanish Bourbon defenders. Catalonia was regarded as of strategic importance and a potential source of military support for the Allies […]
Battle of Ramilles 1706
The battle Ramilles was one of the crucial battles which occurred during the war of the Spanish Succession (1701–14) between the Grand Alliance (Britain, Austria, Prussia, Dutch republic, Portugal and Savoy) and France and Spain. When the Spanish King Charles II died he bequeathed his throne to Philip of Anjou, grandson of Louis XIV, the […]
