aug 13, 1704 - BATTLE OF BLENHEIM
Description:
Battle of Blenheim, the most famous victory of John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, and Eugene of Savoy in the War of the Spanish Succession. The first major defeat that the French army suffered in over 50 years, it saved Vienna from a threatening Franco-Bavarian army, preserved the alliance of England, Austria, and the United Provinces against France, and knocked Bavaria out of the war.Added to timeline:
Date:
aug 13, 1704
Now
~ 321 years ago