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War of the Grand Alliance — noun a war (1688–97) in which the Grand Alliance, comprising the Holy Roman Empire, the United Provinces, England, Spain, and Savoy, fought against Louis XIV of France following his invasion of the Palatinate …
War of the Grand Alliance — noun an aggressive war waged by Louis XIV against Spain and the Holy Roman Empire and England and Holland and other states (1689 1697) • Syn: ↑War of the League of Augsburg • Instance Hypernyms: ↑war, ↑warfare • Part Meronyms: ↑Boyne, ↑bat … Useful english dictionary
The Grand Alliance — was an alliance made during World War II, which joined together the United States (led by Franklin Roosevelt), the Soviet Union (led by Joseph Stalin) and Great Britain (led by Winston Churchill). Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill are often known… … Wikipedia
War of the Spanish Succession — Philip V of Spain and the Duke of Vendôme commanded the Franco Spanish charge at the Battle of Villaviciosa by Jean Alaux (1840) … Wikipedia
Grand Alliance — The Grand Alliance was a European coalition, consisting (at various times) of Austria, Bavaria, Brandenburg, England, the Holy Roman Empire, the Palatinate of the Rhine, Portugal, Savoy, Saxony, Spain, Sweden, and the United Provinces. The… … Wikipedia
Grand Alliance, War of the — (1689–97) Third major war of Louis XIV of France, in which his expansionist plans were blocked by an alliance led by Britain, the United Provinces of the Netherlands, and the Austrian Habsburgs. The deeper issue underlying the war was the rivalry … Universalium
War of the Reunions — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=War of the Reunions caption= date=26 October 1683 ndash; 15 August 1684 place=Southern Netherlands result=French Victory combatant1=flagicon|France|royal France combatant2= commander1=Louis XIV… … Wikipedia
War of the League of Augsburg — noun an aggressive war waged by Louis XIV against Spain and the Holy Roman Empire and England and Holland and other states (1689 1697) • Syn: ↑War of the Grand Alliance • Instance Hypernyms: ↑war, ↑warfare • Part Meronyms: ↑Boyne, ↑battle of B … Useful english dictionary
War of the Austrian Succession — The Battle of Fontenoy by Édouard Detaille. Oil on canvas … Wikipedia
Spanish Succession, War of the — (1701–14) Conflict arising from the disputed succession to the throne of Spain after the death of the childless Charles II. The Habsburg Charles had named the Bourbon Philip, duke d Anjou, as his successor; when Philip took the Spanish throne as… … Universalium
