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Capture of Ghent

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

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1708Date range
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Chronological records

1708

John Churchill Marlborough, 1st30 December 1708

Ghent · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Ghent surrenders to the Allies at the end of Marlborough's 1708 campaign.

Names involved

John Churchill Marlborough, 1st

Provenance

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