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France in 1710

Name: France in 1710 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for France in 1710, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

6Records

6Events

4Named people

5Places

3Categories

Historical records

December

9 December 1710Battle of BrihuegaLouis Joseph Vendome

Brihuega · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Vendome defeats Stanhope's isolated British force at Brihuega.

11 December 1710Battle of VillaviciosaLouis Joseph Vendome

Villaviciosa de Tajuna · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Vendome and Philip V defeat the Habsburg army at Villaviciosa.

December 1710Return to MadridPhilip V

Madrid · Government / House of Bourbon

Philip V recovers his position in Madrid after Bourbon victories in Castile.

Other Events

1710Command in SpainLouis Joseph Vendome

Spain · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Vendome is sent to Spain to revive Bourbon military fortunes after Allied advances.

1710Defence of FranceClaude Louis Hector Villars

Northern France · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Villars rebuilds French defensive strength after Malplaquet while the war continues.

1710Lieutenant GeneralFrancois-Marie de Broglie Broglie, 1st

Warfare / Military

Appointed Lieutenant General

Names involved

Claude Louis Hector VillarsFrancois-Marie de Broglie Broglie, 1stLouis Joseph VendomePhilip V

Places involved

BrihuegaMadridNorthern FranceSpainVillaviciosa de Tajuna

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.