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Netherlands in 1702

Historical records for Netherlands in 1702, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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7Events
7Named people
5Places
1Categories

Historical records

September

September 1702Siege Engineering at VenloMenno van Coehoorn

Venlo · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Coehoorn applies Dutch siege expertise during the operations against Venlo.

October

12 October 1702Battle of Bay of VigoPhilip van Almonde

Bay of Vigo · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Assists George Rooke of the Allied fleet in destroying the Spanish treasure fleet

October 1702Dutch Attack at VigoGilles Scheltinga

Vigo Bay · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Scheltinga participates in the Dutch naval attack inside Vigo Bay.

October 1702Dutch Fleet at VigoPhilips van Almonde

Vigo Bay · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Almonde commands the Dutch contingent participating in the Vigo Bay victory.

Other Events

1702Dutch Army CommandJacob van Wassenaer Obdam

Netherlands · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Obdam commands Dutch troops serving in Marlborough's Allied army.

1702Dutch Field CommandGodard van Reede Athlone

Netherlands · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Athlone serves as a senior Dutch commander during the opening campaign.

1702Support for MarlboroughAnthonie Heinsius

The Hague · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Heinsius supports Marlborough while preserving Dutch political control over military operations.

Names involved

Anthonie HeinsiusGilles ScheltingaGodard van Reede AthloneJacob van Wassenaer ObdamMenno van CoehoornPhilip van AlmondePhilips van Almonde

Places involved

Bay of VigoNetherlandsThe HagueVenloVigo Bay

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by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.