Battle of Blenheim

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battle military conflict

The Battle of Blenheim was a major 1704 victory for the Grand Alliance over France and Bavaria that marked a turning point in the War of the Spanish Succession.

Aliases (2)

Blenheim battlefield ×1
Blenheim campaign ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → military conflict →
aftermath	Bavaria occupied by Allied forces → French army in southern Germany largely destroyed →
alsoKnownAs	Second Battle of Höchstädt →
belligerent	Dutch Republic → Electorate of Bavaria → Grand Alliance → Holy Roman Empire → Kingdom of England → Kingdom of France →
campaign	Danube campaign of 1704 →
captured	Marshal Tallard →
casualties	heavy French and Bavarian casualties →
combatantSide	Allied army under Marlborough and Eugene → Franco-Bavarian army under Tallard and Maximilian II Emanuel →
commander	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 →
conflictOf	War of the Spanish Succession →
countryAtTime	Electorate of Bavaria →
date	1704-08-13 →
followedBy	Allied advance into Bavaria →
honours	title Duke of Marlborough →
involvedUnit	Bavarian Army → English Army → French Royal Army → Imperial Army of the Holy Roman Empire →
location	Bavaria → Blenheim → Blindheim → Holy Roman Empire →
nearRiver	Danube → Nebel →
notableFor	use of coordinated Allied attacks across the Nebel River →
opponentOf	Louis XIV of France →
partOf	War of the Spanish Succession →
precededBy	Blenheim campaign →
result	Grand Alliance victory →
river	Danube →
significance	boosted prestige of the Grand Alliance → checked French military dominance in Europe → ended French threat to Vienna in 1704 →
theatre	European theatre of the War of the Spanish Succession →
turningPointIn	War of the Spanish Succession →
year	1704 →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Prince of Mindelheim → Spencer-Churchill family →	associatedBattle
Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard → English Army →	notableBattle
Marshal Tallard → Nebel →	notableEvent
Battle of Blenheim ("Blenheim campaign") → Battle of Ramillies →	precededBy
Dukes of Marlborough →	associatedWithBattle
Eugene Francis of Savoy →	battle
Blindheim →	battleOccurredAt
Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard →	capturedAt
Prince Eugene of Savoy →	commandedInBattle
Blenheim Palace →	commemorates
Allied army under Marlborough and Eugene →	engagedInBattle
Nebel →	hasStrategicImportanceIn
Blindheim →	knownFor
Nebel →	locatedOnBattlefieldOf
Blenheim Palace →	namedAfter
Duke of Marlborough →	notableBattleAssociated
6th Regiment of Foot →	notableEngagement
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough →	notableWork
William Cadogan →	participatedIn
Nebel ("Blenheim battlefield") →	partOf
War of the Spanish Succession →	significantEvent
Eugene Francis of Savoy →	victory