1704 in History

By the Treaty of Altranstadt, Augustus abdicates the Polish throne and recognises Charless candidate for the Polish throne

By the Treaty of Altranstadt, Augustus abdicates the Polish throne and recognises Charless candidate for the Polish throne

Tallard marches into Bavaria to reinforce the Franco-Bavarian army facing Marlborough and Eugene.

Commands the Allied right and centre at Blenheim.

Marsin commands French troops alongside the Elector of Bavaria during the Danube campaign.

Commits massed cavalry against the weakened French centre, helping turn the battle into a major Allied victory.

Pins substantial French forces on the battlefield flanks while preparing the decisive Allied attack against the weakened centre.

Queen Anne celebrates Marlborough's victory at Blenheim with public thanksgiving.

Baker commands Monmouth in the squadron attacking the town and southern defences of Gibraltar.

Byng leads a squadron in the naval bombardment that weakens Gibraltar before the final surrender.

Andrew Leake commands Grafton during the bombardment of Gibraltar before the Allied landing.

Tallard is taken prisoner after the collapse of French resistance at Blenheim.

Marlborough captures Donauworth after the Allied victory on the Schellenberg heights.

Leads landing troops during the capture of Gibraltar.

Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt directs the landing forces and claims Gibraltar for Archduke Charles.

Leake serves in the naval force that captures Gibraltar.

Leake serves with the Allied naval force that takes Gibraltar during the Mediterranean campaign.

Rooke commands the Anglo-Dutch fleet that captures Gibraltar for the Grand Alliance.

Rooke commands the fleet that captures Gibraltar for the Grand Alliance.

Shovell supports Rooke's fleet during the capture of Gibraltar from Bourbon Spain.

Shovell supports the naval operation that captures Gibraltar.

Four years after the first Battle of Narva, Peter I captures Narva

Four years after the first Battle of Narva, Peter I marched again in an attempt to capture Narva. Marshal Boris Sheremetevs force of 20,000 capture Tartu

Serves in cavalry operations during the Blenheim victory.

Begins the march that shifts the war to southern Germany.

Supports Stanislaw Leszczynski as king of Poland.

Begins the operation that captures Gibraltar.

Marlborough's victory at Blenheim prevents a French-Bavarian threat to Austria and strengthens the alliance.

Eugene helps Marlborough win at Blenheim and preserve the Grand Alliance position in Germany.

Marlborough and Baden invade western Bavaria before the campaign culminates at Blenheim.

Villadarias invades Portugal and takes towns including Castelo de Vide and Marvao.

Campaigns in southern Poland to consolidate Swedish influence.

Meets Prince Eugene during the Danube campaign.

Marlborough and Eugene join forces before the decisive battle near Blenheim.

Jumper commands Lenox in the force attacking the New Mole during the capture of Gibraltar.

Whitaker's sailors and marines land at the New Mole and help force the Spanish command toward surrender.

Issues an order concerning the duties of army chaplains before the year's continental campaign.

Appears in the Lords and receives formal parliamentary thanks for the Blenheim campaign.

Returns to St James's after the victorious continental campaign and the journey home from Rotterdam.

Villadarias commands Spanish forces attempting to recapture Gibraltar after its Allied seizure.

Tesse helps direct Bourbon attempts to recover Gibraltar after its capture by the Grand Alliance.

Diego de Salinas surrenders Gibraltar after bombardment and the landing of Allied troops.

Receives the captured French commander Marshal Tallard after the collapse of the Franco-Bavarian position at Blenheim.

Under the Treaty of Altranstadt renounces the Polish crown in favour of Stanislaus I. Treaty between Augustus II of Poland and Saxony and Charles XII of Sweden, Charles had driven Augustus out of Poland, and eventually, by occupying Saxony, forced him out of the war. By the Treaty of Altranstadt, Augustus abdicates the Polish throne and recognises Charless candidate for the Polish throne

Treaty between Augustus II of Poland and Saxony and Charles XII of Sweden, Charles had driven Augustus out of Poland, and eventually, by occupying Saxony, forced him out of the war. By the Treaty of Altranstadt, Augustus abdicates the Polish throne and recognises Charless candidate for the Polish throne. Augustus II sues for peace with Charles XII

Backs Polish opponents of Augustus II.

Commands infantry under Marlborough at Blenheim.

Marlborough and Eugene defeat the French-Bavarian army at Blenheim, saving Vienna and changing the course of the war.

At the Battle of Blenheim, Orkney leads the final assault on the village of Blenheim, receiving the surrender of its French defenders

Victory helps keep Bavaria in the war. Marlborough & Eugene defeat the French-Bavarian-Prussian coalition. Helps prevent Vienna from being captured

Victory helps keep Bavaria in the war. Marlborough & Eugene defeat the French-Bavarian-Prussian coalition. Helps prevent Vienna from being captured

George Hamilton leads the final assault into Blenheim and receives the surrender of French defenders.

Loses to Marlborough and Eugene at Blenheim.

Lumley fights at Blenheim during Marlborough's decisive victory.

Marsin commands part of the Franco-Bavarian army during the defeat at Blenheim.

Tallard commands the French right at Blenheim and is captured after the Allied breakthrough.

Byng serves in the Anglo-Dutch fleet during the Battle of Malaga.

Rooke commands the Anglo-Dutch fleet against the French fleet at Malaga.

Shovell fights in the fleet action off Malaga after the capture of Gibraltar.

Fights in the Anglo-Dutch fleet off Malaga.

Four years after the first Battle of Narva, Peter I captures Narva

Marlborough commands the assault at Schellenberg and secures the route toward Donauworth.

Lumley serves in Marlborough's army during the assault on Schellenberg.