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Dismissal

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

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1711

John Churchill Marlborough, 1st31 December 1711

London · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Marlborough is dismissed from his commands amid political attacks and accusations over army finances.

Names involved

John Churchill Marlborough, 1st

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