Second Battle of Höchstädt

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The Second Battle of Höchstädt, better known as the Battle of Blenheim, was a decisive 1704 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Allied forces under the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy crushed the Franco-Bavarian army, halting French expansion in Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
land battle
alliance Grand Alliance
alsoKnownAs Battle of Blenheim
Battle of Blenheim
surface form: Second Battle of Blenheim
approximateStrengthAllies about 52,000 troops
approximateStrengthFrancoBavarian about 56,000 troops
belligerent Duchy of Savoy
Dutch Republic
Electorate of Bavaria
Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of England
Kingdom of France
campaign Battle of Blenheim
surface form: Blenheim campaign
casualtiesFrancoBavarian tens of thousands killed, wounded, or captured
commander Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard
surface form: Camille d’Hostun, duc de Tallard

Ferdinand de Marsin
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria
Prince Eugene of Savoy
commemoratedBy Blenheim Palace
conflict War of the Spanish Succession
countryAtTime Electorate of Bavaria
date 13 August 1704
followedBy Battle of Oudenarde
Battle of Ramillies
historicalRegion Duchy of Swabia
surface form: Swabia
involvedUnitType artillery
cavalry
infantry
location Danube region
surface form: Danube River valley

near Blindheim, Bavaria
namedAfter village of Blindheim (Blenheim) on the Danube
notableEvent capture of Marshal Tallard
destruction of much of the French field army in Germany
opponentAlliance Franco-Bavarian forces
partOf War of the Spanish Succession
precededBy First Battle of Höchstädt
primaryOpposingMonarch Louis XIV of France
primarySupportingMonarch Anne, Queen of Great Britain
surface form: Queen Anne of Great Britain
result decisive Allied victory
strategicSignificance halted French expansion in central Europe
prevented French advance on Vienna
shifted balance of power in War of the Spanish Succession
theatre European theatre of the War of the Spanish Succession
turningPointIn War of the Spanish Succession
year 1704

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Battle of Blenheim alsoKnownAs Second Battle of Höchstädt
Blenheim alsoKnownAs Second Battle of Höchstädt
subject surface form: Battle of Blenheim