1672
Advance toward Maastricht
William III of Orange leads a field army toward Maastricht as part of a winter campaign intended to pressure French positions.
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William III of Orange leads a field army toward Maastricht as part of a winter campaign intended to pressure French positions.
Promoted captain in a foot regiment in June 1672.
William III of Orange is appointed Captain-General for the coming campaign as the Dutch Republic prepares for a major foreign attack.
Forces under William III of Orange capture Valkenburg Castle during the winter counteroffensive against French-held positions.
Crosses the Rhine during the Dutch campaign.
Grants licenses to Non Conformists to worship publicly. Attempts to remove legislation against Catholics & Non Conformists. Allows Catholics to worship in private
Attempts to extend religious liberty by royal prerogative through the Declaration of Indulgence.
Charles II issues the Declaration of Indulgence suspending penal laws against Catholics and Protestant dissenters.
Seeks to relieve Roman Catholics and Protestant nonconformists from penal religious restrictions.
England & France declare war against in accordance with the Treaty of Dover. Charles II declares war without consulting Parliament
Attacks the Dutch Smyrna convoy, but it escapes
William III of Orange withdraws from the exposed IJssel position and concentrates the remaining Dutch forces on the defence of Holland.
Begins war against the Dutch Republic.
French forces cross the Rhine during the invasion of the Dutch Republic, confronting William III of Orange with the defining military crisis of his early career.
William III of Orange receives the offices of Captain-General and Admiral-General for life as his authority expands during the war.
Created Earl Arlington, 1st
Bennett is awarded the Garter
Appointed Privy Counsellor
Appointed Privy Counsellor
Uses royal authority to exempt selected religious groups from penalties under conformity laws.
Charles assumes personal government when the twelve-year regency formally ends.
Charles assumes personal government when the twelve-year regency formally ends.
William III of Orange reaches Charleroi and begins an attempt to take the French-held fortress during his winter campaign.
Suffers humiliating losses to de Ruyter, loses 2 flagships the Prince & St Michael
At Solebay a Dutch fireship set the English first-rate Royal James ablaze, killing Edward Montagu, Earl of Sandwich, and many of her crew.
William III of Orange formally takes the oath associated with his restored stadtholder position.
William III of Orange becomes stadtholder of Holland, ending the province's long period without an Orange stadtholder.
William III of Orange becomes stadtholder of Holland and Zeeland as the Dutch Republic faces invasion.
William III of Orange becomes stadtholder of Zeeland as popular pressure restores Orange leadership during the invasion crisis.
Suspends the execution of penal laws against religious nonconformists by issuing the Declaration of Indulgence.
Sweden concludes a subsidy alliance with Louis XIV's France.
Sweden concludes a subsidy alliance with Louis XIV's France.
William III of Orange abandons the attempt to capture Charleroi when winter conditions and inadequate siege resources make success unlikely.
Ruyter counters & the English suffer heavy losse. Rupert attacks de Ruyters fleet at its coastal anchorage
Ruyter counters & the English suffer heavy losse. Rupert attacks de Ruyters fleet at its coastal anchorage
Forced to retire after the arrival of Prince Ruperts Squadron
Serves with the Duke of York's forces at the Battle of Sole Bay.
Withdraws 35 French vessels leaving the English open to attack by de Ruyter
The English are saved by reinforcements. The Duke of York is twice forced to abandon his flagship. De Ruyter forces the French to withdraw
Suffers humiliating losses to de Ruyter, loses 2 flagships the Prince & St Michael
Killed aboard the flagship Royal James
Commands a Squadron in James Duke of Yorks fleet
There are great losses & the Duke of York abandons his flagship twice. The French withdraw & de Ruyter moves with 75 ships against a smaller English force. Reinforcements save the English
Forced to retire after the arrival of Prince Ruperts Squadron
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