24 January 1706Entry into ValenciaCharles Mordaunt Peterborough, 3rd
Peterborough enters Valencia and expands Allied influence in eastern Spain.
Historical records for England in 1706, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Peterborough enters Valencia and expands Allied influence in eastern Spain.
Assists Leake in relieving Barcelona.
Byng takes part in the naval relief of Barcelona during the 1706 campaign.
Leake's fleet relieves Barcelona and forces the Bourbon siege to collapse.
Relieves Barcelona and forces the Bourbon siege to fail.
Carries Marlborough's orders during the Ramillies campaign.
Serves with Marlborough's army at Ramillies.
Marlborough defeats Villeroi at Ramillies and opens the Spanish Netherlands to Allied occupation.
Lumley serves in the cavalry during Marlborough's victory at Ramillies.
Uses a feint and cavalry shift to break Villeroi's army.
Personally helps lead a cavalry counter-charge during the close fighting that precedes the French collapse at Ramillies.
Presses the French left at Ramillies, encouraging Villeroi to commit reinforcements away from the sector Marlborough intends to exploit.
Shifts Allied troops across the battlefield to reinforce the decisive attack while masking the movement from the French command.
Marlborough's victory at Ramillies causes much of the Spanish Netherlands to fall under Allied control.
Receives Brussels after the victory at Ramillies.
Bruges passes into Allied control during the rapid campaign following the victory at Ramillies.
Marlborough exploits Ramillies as Brussels and other major towns submit to the Allied advance.
Marlborough exploits victory at Ramillies as many towns in the Spanish Netherlands surrender to the Allies.
Ghent submits as Marlborough rapidly exploits the collapse of French positions after Ramillies.
Antwerp surrenders to Marlborough's victorious Allied army after Ramillies.
Leake supports Allied naval operations that bring Cartagena into the Habsburg camp.
Secures Mechelen during the Allied advance.
Queen Anne's government celebrates the victory at Ramillies and the collapse of French control in Brabant.
Ostend is captured by Allied forces after the Ramillies campaign.
Marlborough captures Menin during the Allied campaign after Ramillies.
Marlborough captures Dendermonde during the Allied advance through the Spanish Netherlands.
Supports his brother, John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll (on many topics, most notably the Act of Union), earning him the title of Earl of Ilay
Expands Allied influence in Valencia.
Godolphin raises funds and subsidies to maintain English and Allied forces after Ramillies.
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