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Historical events in 1706
78 historical records
January 17063 historical events
Entry into Valencia
Peterborough enters Valencia and expands Allied influence in eastern Spain.
Grodno Campaign
Manoeuvres against Peter I and Russian forces around Grodno.
February 17061 historical events
Death of John Evelyn
John Evelyn dies in London.
April 17061 historical events
Battle of Calcinato
Vendome wins a sharp victory over an Imperial force near Calcinato in Lombardy.
May 170626 historical events
Relief of Barcelona
Byng takes part in the naval relief of Barcelona during the 1706 campaign.
Relief of Barcelona
Leake's fleet relieves Barcelona and forces the Bourbon siege to collapse.
Relief of Barcelona
Relieves Barcelona and forces the Bourbon siege to fail.
Barcelona Naval Relief
Assists Leake in relieving Barcelona.
Battle Plan at Ramillies
Uses a feint and cavalry shift to break Villeroi's army.
Battle of Ramillies
Marlborough defeats Villeroi at Ramillies and opens the Spanish Netherlands to Allied occupation.
Ramillies Cavalry Counter-Charge
Personally helps lead a cavalry counter-charge during the close fighting that precedes the French collapse at Ramillies.
Ramillies Feint
Presses the French left at Ramillies, encouraging Villeroi to commit reinforcements away from the sector Marlborough intends to exploit.
Ramillies Reserve Transfer
Shifts Allied troops across the battlefield to reinforce the decisive attack while masking the movement from the French command.
Ramillies Victory Opens Flanders
Marlborough's victory at Ramillies causes much of the Spanish Netherlands to fall under Allied control.
Battle of Ramillies
Lumley serves in the cavalry during Marlborough's victory at Ramillies.
Battle of Ramillies
Serves with Marlborough's army at Ramillies.
Battle of Ramillies
Carries Marlborough's orders during the Ramillies campaign.
Battle of Ramillies
Villeroy is defeated by Marlborough at Ramillies, causing the loss of much of the Spanish Netherlands.
French Army Defeated at Ramillies
Villeroy's army is defeated at Ramillies, triggering a rapid French loss of positions across Flanders.
Battle of Ramillies
Is defeated by Marlborough at Ramillies.
Grand Alliance
Overkirk serves with Marlborough during the Grand Alliance victory at Ramillies.
Battle of Ramillies
John Dalrymple commands a brigade at Ramillies as Marlborough defeats the French army.
Battle of Ramillies
At the Battle of Ramillies, he leads the pursuit of the defeated French
Capture of Brussels
Receives Brussels after the victory at Ramillies.
Bruges Enters Allied Control
Bruges passes into Allied control during the rapid campaign following the victory at Ramillies.
Brussels Surrenders after Ramillies
Marlborough exploits Ramillies as Brussels and other major towns submit to the Allied advance.
Campaign in Flanders
Marlborough exploits victory at Ramillies as many towns in the Spanish Netherlands surrender to the Allies.
Ghent Submits to Allied Advance
Ghent submits as Marlborough rapidly exploits the collapse of French positions after Ramillies.
French Field Command Reorganised under Vendome
Vendome assumes command of French field forces and reorganises their deployment after Villeroy's defeat.
Transfer to Flanders
Vendome is transferred from Italy to Flanders after the French crisis following Ramillies.
June 17066 historical events
Capture of Antwerp
Antwerp surrenders to Marlborough's victorious Allied army after Ramillies.
Ramillies Thanksgiving
Queen Anne's government celebrates the victory at Ramillies and the collapse of French control in Brabant.
Capture of Cartagena
Leake supports Allied naval operations that bring Cartagena into the Habsburg camp.
Capture of Mechelen
Secures Mechelen during the Allied advance.
Commander in Italy
Philippe II of Orleans takes senior command in Italy during the crisis before Turin.
Loss of Brabant
Villeroy's defeat at Ramillies leads to rapid Allied gains across Brabant and Flanders.
July 17061 historical events
Capture of Ostend
Ostend is captured by Allied forces after the Ramillies campaign.
August 17062 historical events
Capture of Menin
Marlborough captures Menin during the Allied campaign after Ramillies.
Saxon Invasion
Invades Saxony to force Augustus II out of the war.
September 170615 historical events
Capture of Dendermonde
Marlborough captures Dendermonde during the Allied advance through the Spanish Netherlands.
Battle of Turin
Philippe II of Orleans commands French forces during the failed campaign that ends at Turin.
Battle of Turin
Philippe II of Orleans commands French forces during the failed siege and battle of Turin.
Death of Ferdinand Marsin
Marsin is mortally wounded and captured after the French defeat at Turin.
Treaty of Altranstadt
The treaty confirms Stanislaw Leszczynski as the Swedish-backed king of Poland.
Treaty of Altranstadt
Piper helps manage Swedish diplomacy as Augustus II accepts Charles XII's peace terms.
Treaty of Altranstadt
Rehnskiold's victories help place Sweden in the strong position that forces Augustus II to negotiate.
Saxony Neutralised
Removes Saxony from the war and isolates Russia.
Treaty of Altranstadt
Augustus II accepts Swedish terms, recognises Stanislaw Leszczynski and makes peace with Sweden.
Treaty of Altranstadt
Charles XII forces Augustus II to make peace and renounce the Polish crown.
Treaty of Altranstadt
Charles XII uses the treaty to remove Saxony from the war and isolate Russia as Sweden's main enemy.
Treaty of Altranstadt
Forces Augustus II to renounce the Polish crown.
Siege of Turin
La Feuillade conducts the siege of Turin before the French army is defeated by Eugene.
Siege of Leipzig
Charles XII captures Leipzig & Augustus sues for peace
Altranstadt Terms
Charles XII compels Augustus II to abandon his Polish claims and end his alliance with Russia.
October 17062 historical events
Siege of Viborg
Peter I led an army of 20,000 men in an attempt to take the Swedish town and fortress of Viborg. Unfortunately, bad roads proved impassable to his heavy siege guns. The troops, who arrived on 12 October, therefore had to abandon the siege after only a few days
Altranstadt Headquarters
Uses Saxony as a base while preparing for the Russian campaign.
War Subsidies
Godolphin raises funds and subsidies to maintain English and Allied forces after Ramillies.
Peerage
Supports his brother, John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll (on many topics, most notably the Act of Union), earning him the title of Earl of Ilay
Valencia Campaign
Expands Allied influence in Valencia.
Death of Pierre Bayle
Pierre Bayle dies in Rotterdam while continuing his philosophical writing.
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander of the Army in Italy
Commander in Chief
Philippe II of Orleans is appointed commander of the French army in Italy.
Marriage
Marries Sophia Dorothea of Hanover
True Relation of Apparition Published
Defoe published A True Relation of the Apparition of One Mrs Veal, a widely discussed supernatural narrative.
Peerage
Created Earl Cowper, 1st
Unification
Helps negotiate the Union with Scotland
Award
Anne sends Halifax to Hanover to bestow upon George II the Order of the Garter
Cardinal
Appointed Cardinal
Capture of Leipzig
Charles XII captures Leipzig & Augustus sues for peace
Invasion of Saxony
Charles XII invades Sazony & finally defeats Augustus
Battle of Grodno
Peter the Great is defeated by Charles XII at Grodno, 1st time
Fellow
Appointed Fellow of the Royal Society
Royal Society
Appointed Fellow of the Royal Society
Neva Raid
Maidel crosses the Neva with Swedish troops and defeats a Russian force but does not attack Saint Petersburg.
Blockade of Saint Petersburg
Charles XII supports Swedish efforts to restrict Russian expansion around the Neva and Saint Petersburg.
Grodno Campaign
Charles XII manoeuvres against Peter I around Grodno during the Polish and Lithuanian campaign.
Deposition of Sixth Dalai Lama
Lhazang Khan deposes Tsangyang Gyatso and sends him toward Qing territory.