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Declaration of War

Name: Declaration of War – England factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

England · Warfare / Grand Alliance. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records

1689Date range

2Named people

1Places

Chronological records

1689

William Orange III7 May 1689

London · Warfare / Grand Alliance

Declares war on France after French support for James II in Ireland

William III of Orange7 May 1689

Warfare / Grand Alliance

William III of Orange's government declares war on France as the Nine Years' War expands into an English war against Louis XIV.

Names involved

William III of OrangeWilliam Orange III

Provenance

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