23 April 1710Siege of DouaiJohn Churchill Marlborough, 1st
The Allied army invests Douai, beginning a siege that ends with the town's surrender in June.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1710, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
The Allied army invests Douai, beginning a siege that ends with the town's surrender in June.
Marlborough supports the siege of Douai as the Allies continue reducing the French defensive barrier.
Marlborough and Eugene take Douai after a long siege in the 1710 campaign.
Begins operations against Bethune during the 1710 campaign.
Captures Bethune during the northern France campaign.
Allied forces capture Bethune while Marlborough continues pressure on the fortified approaches to Flanders.
Begins the Allied siege of Aire, a major fortified position that resists until November.
Opens Allied operations against Saint-Venant while the wider army also undertakes the siege of Aire.
Dissolves Parliament
Saint-Venant is taken during the Allied sieges of September 1710.
Captures Aire during the late 1710 campaign.
Bith of William Cullen
Appointed Lord Chamberlain
Completion of St Pauls Cathedral
Appointed Arch Treasurer of the Empire
Appointed Treasurer of the Navy
Publication of "Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge"
Publication of "Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge"
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