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Allied Army Command

England · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1701–1702Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1701

John Churchill Marlborough, 1st1701

The Hague · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Takes a leading command role in the Allied forces in the Netherlands as the coalition prepares for war.

1702

John Churchill Marlborough, 1stMay 1702

The Hague · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

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

Names involved

John Churchill Marlborough, 1st

Provenance

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