War of the Reunions

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17th-century conflict war

The War of the Reunions was a short conflict (1683–1684) in which Louis XIV’s France fought Spain and its allies to consolidate territorial gains in the Spanish Netherlands and along France’s eastern frontier.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 17th-century conflict →
war →
alsoKnownAs War of the Reunion →
belligerent Duchy of Lorraine →
Duchy of Luxembourg →
Electorate of Trier →
Holy Roman Empire →
Kingdom of France →
Republic of Genoa →
Spanish Empire →
category Wars involving France →
Wars involving Spain →
Wars involving the Holy Roman Empire →
cause French policy of territorial reunions →
conflictType limited war →
endDate 1684 →
followedBy Nine Years’ War →
foughtBy Louis XIV of France →
foughtUnderRuler Louis XIV →
hasDuration short conflict →
historicalEra Early modern period →
legalBasisClaimedBy French Chambers of Reunion →
location Alsace →
Franche-Comté →
Luxembourg →
Rhineland →
Spanish Netherlands →
objective consolidation of French territorial gains →
expansion of France’s eastern frontier →
opposedBy Charles II of Spain →
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor →
outcome France confirmed in possession of Luxembourg until 1697 →
France confirmed in possession of Strasbourg →
France confirmed in possession of several fortified towns in the Spanish Netherlands →
partOf Louis XIV’s wars →
precededBy Franco-Dutch War →
primaryAdversaryOf Spain →
relatedPolicy French reunions policy →
result French military victory →
territorial gains for France →
significantEvent French bombardment of Genoa →
French capture of Luxembourg →
French occupation of Strasbourg →
French siege of Luxembourg →
startDate 1683 →
theatreOfWar Western Europe →
timePeriod Reign of Louis XIV →
treaty Truce of Ratisbon →
Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
War of the Reunions ("War of the Reunion") →
alsoKnownAs
Franco-Dutch War →
followedBy
Louis Dieudonné →
notableEvent
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban →
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