Historical place archive

Blenheim in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Blenheim in Austria. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels2 people1704–1704

Historical events in Blenheim

1704

13 August 1704
Battle of Blenheim
Eugenie Maurice · War of the Spanish Succession

Victory helps keep Bavaria in the war. Marlborough & Eugene defeat the French-Bavarian-Prussian coalition. Helps prevent Vienna from being captured

13 August 1704
Grand Alliance
Eugene Savoy · War of the Spanish Succession

Eugene helps Marlborough win at Blenheim and preserve the Grand Alliance position in Germany.

Provenance

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