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England in 1712

Historical records for England in 1712, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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5Events
3Named people
2Places
2Categories

Historical records

May

21 May 1712Restraining OrdersJames Butler Ormonde, 2nd

Flanders · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Receives orders not to fight major actions against France.

July

July 1712British WithdrawalJames Butler Ormonde, 2nd

Flanders · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Withdraws British troops from Allied operations.

July 1712Suspension of ArmsHenry St John Bolingbroke, 1st

London · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Arranges suspension of arms with France.

Other Events

1712Command ReplacementJames Butler Ormonde, 2nd

Flanders · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Replaces Marlborough as commander of British forces.

1712Death of Thomas OsbourneThomas Osbourne Danby, 1st

House / House of Osbourne

Death of Thomas Osbourne

Names involved

Henry St John Bolingbroke, 1stJames Butler Ormonde, 2ndThomas Osbourne Danby, 1st

Places involved

FlandersLondon

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.