1702 in History

Anne succeeds William III as Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland.

Anne meets her council after succeeding to the throne.

Anne's accession is publicly proclaimed following William III's death.

Charles advances into Poland to remove Augustus II from the coalition.

Maximilian Emanuel joins France and Spain in the succession war.

Marlborough assumes command of the combined English and Dutch field army.

Marlborough arrives in the Dutch Republic to begin the Allied campaign.

Cutts leads troops during the Allied assaults associated with Venlo's capture.

Golitsyn leads Russian guards during the prolonged assault on the fortress.

Ormonde's troops assault the shore forts supporting the harbour defences.

The English Parliament attaints James Francis Edward Stewart for treason.

Hopsonn's ship Torbay breaks the defensive boom protecting the inner harbour.

William III of Orange breaks his collarbone in the riding accident that precedes his final decline in health.

Commands land forces during the failed Cadiz expedition.

Leads the unsuccessful expedition against Cadiz.

Rooke commands the Anglo-Dutch fleet sent against Cadiz.

Ormonde commands the expedition's land forces during the failed attack on Cadiz.

Queen Anne appoints Marlborough Captain-General of her land forces.

Appointed Captain-General of Queen Anne's forces as the war coalition mobilises.

Appoints Marlborough Captain General of English land forces.

Anne appoints John Churchill Captain General of her land forces.

Villeroy is captured during Eugene's surprise attack on Cremona.

Catherine is taken into Russian custody after Marienburg falls.

Charles XII captures Krakow

Captures Krakow and strengthens Swedish pressure on Augustus II.

Charles captures Krakow and increases pressure on Augustus II.

Krakow falls during Charles XII's Polish campaign against Augustus II.

Louis William secures Landau after a prolonged siege.

Allied troops capture the citadel of Liège after the city has already surrendered.

Sheremetev's forces capture Marienburg during the Livonian campaign.

Peter captures Noteborg after a thirteen-hour assault under the Russian calendar.

Roermond is taken by the Allies during Marlborough's Meuse campaign.

Stevensweert surrenders to Allied forces during Marlborough's Meuse campaign.

The fortified Chartreuse at Liège surrenders, completing the Allied reduction of the position.

Maximilian Emanuel seizes Ulm and opens Bavaria to French cooperation.

Venlo capitulates after the Allied siege during Marlborough's opening campaign.

Charles XII captures Warsaw

Charles XII captures Warsaw as the Swedish army advances through Poland.

Charles occupies Warsaw during the Swedish advance through Poland.

Occupies Warsaw during the advance through Poland.

Warsaw falls to Charles XII during the Swedish campaign in Poland.

Declares war on France and Spain with the Grand Alliance.

The war widens in Europe as the Grand Alliance declares war on France

Louis William withdraws after the hard-fought battle of Friedlingen.

Schlippenbach suffers a severe defeat against Sheremetev in Livonia.

Augustus suffers a major defeat against Charles XII at Kliszow.

Villadarias organises the Spanish defence that frustrates the Allied expedition.

Villadarias defends Cadiz against the Anglo-Dutch expedition during the opening campaigns in Spain.

O'Mahony helps rally French and Irish troops against the Imperial attack.

Leaves the Netherlands after the successful Meuse campaign and begins his journey back to England.

Chateaurenault loses the French escort fleet during the Allied breakthrough.

Queen Anne rewards Marlborough's early campaign by making him Duke of Marlborough.

Queen Anne rewards Churchill's campaign by creating him Duke of Marlborough.

Scheltinga participates in the Dutch naval attack inside Vigo Bay.

Almonde commands the Dutch contingent participating in the Vigo Bay victory.

William III of Orange's health deteriorates after the riding accident, with complications contributing to his death at Kensington Palace.

Anne addresses Parliament and promises to maintain England's religion and liberties.

James loses his English titles under the parliamentary attainder.

Queen Anne declares war on France and continues England's commitment to the Grand Alliance.

Rooke commands Allied naval forces in the Grand Alliance victory at Vigo Bay.

Faces war with the Grand Alliance.

Receives the formal thanks of the House of Lords for the successes of the 1702 campaign.

Charles XII invades Poland-Lithuania and begins a series of victories over Saxon and Polish forces.

Invades Poland-Lithuania to overthrow Augustus II's influence.

Philip travels to Italy to support the Bourbon armies and defend Spanish possessions.

Vendome replaces the captured Villeroy as commander in northern Italy.

Rehnskiold commands Swedish formations during the victory at Kliszow.

Stenbock serves in the Swedish army during the battle of Kliszow.

Peter supports small-boat operations intended to challenge Swedish control of Lake Ladoga.

Prince George becomes Lord High Admiral under Queen Anne.

Anne appoints Sidney Godolphin Lord High Treasurer.

Velasco's fleet is captured, burnt, or sunk after the harbour defences collapse.

Louis XIV promotes Villars to Marshal of France after Friedlingen.

Villars is rewarded with promotion to Marshal of France after the victory at Friedlingen.

Anne confirms Marlborough's authority over English land forces serving abroad.

Marlborough manoeuvres to prevent French forces threatening Nijmegen.

Swedish forces occupy Warsaw after Augustus II fails to block Charles XII's advance.

Invested as a Knight of the Garter early in Queen Anne's reign.

Lubomirski commands Polish cavalry attached to Augustus II's army.

Philip accompanies the Bourbon army during the battle of Luzzara.

Queen Anne informs her cabinet that she intends to raise Marlborough to a dukedom and grant him a substantial pension.

Peter renames captured Noteborg Shlisselburg, meaning key fortress.

Villars crosses the Rhine to support France's Bavarian ally.

William III of Orange suffers a serious riding accident near Hampton Court when his horse falls, breaking his collarbone.

Coehoorn applies Dutch siege expertise during the operations against Venlo.

Louis William begins the Imperial siege of the French-held fortress of Landau.

Menshikov accompanies Peter during the difficult siege of Noteborg.

Peter begins the siege of the Swedish fortress controlling the Neva outlet.

The Allied siege of Venlo begins during Marlborough's opening campaign.

John Dalrymple serves under Marlborough at the Siege of Venlo during the opening campaign in the Low Countries.

Rooke learns that the Spanish treasure fleet has taken shelter in Vigo Bay.

As a result of his claiming his fathers lost thrones, James is attainted for treason in London and his titles are forfeited under English law

As William III of Orange's final illness worsens, the established succession makes Anne the next Protestant monarch of England.

Eugene launches a surprise attack inside French-held Cremona.

Liège surrenders to the Allies during Marlborough's Meuse campaign.

As a result of his claiming his fathers lost thrones, James is attainted for treason in London and his titles are forfeited under English law

Velasco commands the Spanish treasure fleet sheltered inside Vigo Bay.

Chateaurenault positions the French escort behind a defensive boom at Vigo.

Byng serves with the English fleet during the victory at Vigo.

Shovell commands part of the Allied fleet during the attack at Vigo.

Anne's government celebrates the destruction of the Franco-Spanish fleet at Vigo.

Anne declares war against France and Spain under the English calendar.

Queen Anne declares war on France and Spain after England enters the Grand Alliance.

Rooke withdraws the Allied expedition after the attempt on Cadiz fails.

Augustus abandons Warsaw as the Swedish army approaches.

William III of Orange dies at Kensington Palace and is succeeded in England by his sister-in-law, Anne.

Assists George Rooke of the Allied fleet in destroying the Spanish treasure fleet

Villars defeats the Imperial army near Friedlingen and strengthens French morale on the Rhine.

Villars defeats the Imperial army near Friedlingen.

Sheremetev defeats Schlippenbach's Swedish force at Hummelshof.

Defeated by Charles XII of Sweden

Charles defeats the larger Saxon-Polish army at Kliszow under the New Style date.

Defeats Augustus II's Saxon-Polish army.

Eugene attacks the Franco-Spanish position at Luzzara.

Vendome commands the Franco-Spanish army in the indecisive battle at Luzzara.

Vendome fights Eugene of Savoy at Luzzara in a hard-contested battle in northern Italy.

Serves in the naval victory at Vigo Bay.

Helps force the boom during the Allied attack at Vigo Bay.

Rooke commands the Anglo-Dutch attack that destroys or captures the anchored fleet.

Rooke commands Allied naval forces in the victory over the Franco-Spanish fleet at Vigo Bay.

Shovell serves in the Allied naval victory at Vigo Bay.

Crowned Queen of England, last Stuart monarch

Anne is crowned at Westminster Abbey while suffering from gout.