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Battle of Almansa 1707

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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date25 April 1707Wikidata
Year1707Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraEarly modern (1500–1799)derived from year
LocationSpainNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictWar of the Spanish SuccessionWikidata P361
ParticipantsKingdom of EnglandWikidata P710
Coordinates38.8744, -1.0937Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Battle of Almansa took place on 25 April 1707, during the War of the Spanish Succession. It was fought between an army loyal to Philip V of Spain, Bourbon claimant to the Spanish throne, and one supporting his Habsburg rival, Archduke Charles of Austria. The result was a decisive Bourbon victory that reclaimed most of eastern Spain for Philip.

The Bourbon army was commanded by the Duke of Berwick, illegitimate son of James II of England, while Habsburg forces were led by Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway, an exiled French Huguenot. This makes it "probably the only battle in history in which the English forces were commanded by a Frenchman, the French by an Englishman."

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Location

38.8744, -1.0937 · Spain

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