Historical place archive

Ramillies in History

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

2 records1 event labels2 people1706–1706

Historical events in Ramillies

1706

23 May 1706
Battle of Ramillies
Francois de Neufville · War of the Spanish Succession

Is defeated by Marlborough at Ramillies.

23 May 1706
Battle of Ramillies
Francois de Neufville Villeroy · War of the Spanish Succession

Villeroy is defeated by Marlborough at Ramillies, causing the loss of much of the Spanish Netherlands.

Provenance

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