Permanent historical factsheet

Battle of Ramillies

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

2Records
1706Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1706

John Dalrymple Stair, 2nd23 May 1706

Ramillies · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

John Dalrymple commands a brigade at Ramillies as Marlborough defeats the French army.

George Douglas-Hamilton Orkney, 1st23 May 1706

Ramillies · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

At the Battle of Ramillies, he leads the pursuit of the defeated French

Names involved

George Douglas-Hamilton Orkney, 1stJohn Dalrymple Stair, 2nd

Provenance

This factsheet is generated from stored World History Database records matching the country, broad category, detailed category and exact Event value shown above. Duplicate display records are collapsed; database wording is otherwise preserved. Source provenance varies by record, so formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.