Atlas of Battles

war, 92 engagements

Battles of the War of the Spanish Succession

The atlas places 92 engagements of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701 to 1714): 39 battles, 39 sieges and 14 naval actions across 12 present-day countries, most in Spain (27), Italy (15), Belgium (12). The most widely documented: Battle of Blenheim, Battle of Malplaquet, Battle of Ramillies, Battle of Almansa, Battle of Oudenarde.

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Siege of VenloBattle of CarpiBattle of ChiariSiege of MantoueBattle of CremonaSiege of KaiserswerthBattle of CastiglioneSiege of LandauBattle of LuzzaraBattle of CádizSiege of HulstSiege of VenloAction of August 1702Capture of LiègeBattle of FriedlingenBattle of Vigo BaySiege of KehlSiege of GuadeloupeSiege of BonnBattle of Cap de la RoqueBattle of KrottenseeBattle of StekeneBattle of EkerenSiege of HuyFirst Battle of HöchstädtBattle of SpeyerbachSiege of MirandolaSiege of NamurBattle of SchellenbergCapture of GibraltarBattle of MálagaTwelfth Siege of GibraltarSiege of LandauSiege of Verrua SavoiaSiege of NiceBattle of Cabrita PointBattle of ElixheimBattle of CassanoSiege of ZoutleeuwSiege of HagenauSiege of BadajozBattle of AlcántaraBattle of CalcinatoSiege of Ciudad RodrigoSiege of CartagenaSecond Siege of AlicanteBattle of MurciaBattle of CastiglioneSiege of PaviaBattle of Santa Cruz de TenerifeBattle of BiniatapAction of 2 May 1707Siege of GaetaSiege of ToulonSiege of Ciudad RodrigoBattle at The LizardWager's ActionSiege of LilleBattle of WijnendaleSiege of BrusselsBattle of La GudiñaSiege of TournaiBattle of Rio de JaneiroBattle of SyracuseBattle of BrihuegaBattle of VillaviciosaSiege of BouchainCapture of the San JoaquinBattle of Rio de JaneiroBattle of DenainSiege of MarchiennesSiege of Campo MaiorSiege of BouchainSiege of CastellciutatSiege of CardonaAttack on Can NavarroBattle of BalsarenyLa Gleva MassacreSiege of CastellciutatCapture of Gironella CastleBattle of ManresaAttack on the first parallelBattle of ManresaBourbons conquer MajorcaBattle of BlenheimBattle of RamilliesSiege of TurinBattle of AlmansaBattle of OudenardeBattle of MalplaquetBattle of BlenheimBattle of RamilliesSiege of TurinBattle of AlmansaBattle of OudenardeChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaMiamiBaghdadAtlantaHoustonMonterreySan Francisco5000 km14.203N, 30.320W
92 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1701: 4 engagements1702: 12 engagements12 in 17021703: 10 engagements1704: 10 engagements1705: 7 engagements1706: 11 engagements1707: 7 engagements1708: 5 engagements1709: 3 engagements1710: 4 engagements1711: 3 engagements1712: 4 engagements1713: 3 engagements1714: 8 engagements1715: 1 engagements17011715
92 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Siege of Venlo, 1701Battle of Carpi, 1701Battle of Chiari, 1701Siege of Mantoue, 1701Battle of Cremona, 1702Siege of Kaiserswerth, 1702Battle of Castiglione, 1702Siege of Landau, 1702Battle of Luzzara, 1702Battle of Cádiz, 1702Siege of Hulst, 1702Siege of Venlo, 1702Action of August 1702, 1702Capture of Liège, 1702Battle of Friedlingen, 1702Battle of Vigo Bay, 1702Siege of Kehl, 1703Siege of Guadeloupe, 1703Siege of Bonn, 1703Battle of Cap de la Roque, 1703Battle of Krottensee, 1703Battle of Stekene, 1703Battle of Ekeren, 1703Siege of Huy, 1703First Battle of Höchstädt, 1703Battle of Speyerbach, 1703Siege of Mirandola, 1704Siege of Namur, 1704Battle of Schellenberg, 1704Capture of Gibraltar, 1704Battle of Blenheim, 1704Battle of Málaga, 1704Twelfth Siege of Gibraltar, 1704Siege of Landau, 1704Siege of Verrua Savoia, 1704Siege of Colonia del Sacramento, 1704Siege of Nice, 1705Battle of Cabrita Point, 1705Battle of Elixheim, 1705Battle of Cassano, 1705Siege of Zoutleeuw, 1705Siege of Hagenau, 1705Siege of Badajoz, 1705Battle of Alcántara, 1706Battle of Calcinato, 1706Battle of Ramillies, 1706Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, 1706Siege of Cartagena, 1706Second Siege of Alicante, 1706Battle of Murcia, 1706Siege of Turin, 1706Battle of Castiglione, 1706Siege of Pavia, 1706Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 1706Battle of Biniatap, 1707Battle of Almansa, 1707Action of 2 May 1707, 1707Siege of Gaeta, 1707Siege of Toulon, 1707Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, 1707Battle at The Lizard, 1707Wager's Action, 1708Battle of Oudenarde, 1708Siege of Lille, 1708Battle of Wijnendale, 1708Siege of Brussels, 1708Battle of La Gudiña, 1709Siege of Tournai, 1709Battle of Malplaquet, 1709Battle of Rio de Janeiro, 1710Battle of Syracuse, 1710Battle of Brihuega, 1710Battle of Villaviciosa, 1710Siege of Bouchain, 1711Capture of the San Joaquin, 1711Battle of Rio de Janeiro, 1711Battle of Denain, 1712Siege of Marchiennes, 1712Siege of Campo Maior, 1712Siege of Bouchain, 1712Siege of Castellciutat, 1713Siege of Cardona, 1713Attack on Can Navarro, 1713Battle of the Malacca Strait, 1714Battle of Balsareny, 1714La Gleva Massacre, 1714Siege of Castellciutat, 1714Capture of Gironella Castle, 1714Battle of Manresa, 1714Attack on the first parallel, 1714Battle of Manresa, 1714Bourbons conquer Majorca, 171517011715
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
1701Siege of VenloVenlo, Netherlands
9 July 1701Battle of CarpiQ100041, ItalyAustrian victory
1 September 1701Battle of ChiariChiari, ItalyAustrian victory
October 1701Siege of MantoueMantua, Italy
1 February 1702Battle of CremonaCremona, ItalyInconclusive
18 April 1702Siege of KaiserswerthKaiserswerth, GermanyAllied victory
1702Battle of CastiglioneItaly
16 June 1702Siege of LandauLandau in der Pfalz, GermanyImperial victory
15 August 1702Battle of LuzzaraLuzzara, ItalyInconclusive
23 August 1702Battle of CádizCádiz, SpainSpanish victory
1702Siege of HulstHulst, NetherlandsDutch victory
29 August 1702Siege of VenloVenlo, BelgiumAnglo-Dutch victory
4 September 1702Action of August 1702Santa Marta, ColombiaInconclusive
1702Capture of LiègeLiège, BelgiumAnglo-Dutch victory
14 October 1702Battle of FriedlingenFreiburg im Breisgau, GermanyFrench victory
23 October 1702Battle of Vigo BayRía de Vigo, SpainAnglo-Dutch victory
20 February 1703Siege of KehlKehl, GermanyFrench victory
19 March 1703Siege of GuadeloupeGuadeloupe, FranceFrench victory
24 April 1703Siege of BonnBonn, GermanyAllied victory
22 May 1703Battle of Cap de la RoqueCabo da Roca, Portugal
23 May 1703Battle of KrottenseeKrottensee, GermanyHoly Roman victory
1703Battle of StekeneStekene, BelgiumDutch victory
30 June 1703Battle of EkerenEkeren, BelgiumSee Aftermath
1703Siege of HuyHuy, BelgiumAllied victory
20 September 1703First Battle of HöchstädtHöchstädt an der Donau, GermanyFranco-Bavarian victory
15 November 1703Battle of SpeyerbachSpeyer, GermanyFrench victory
1704Siege of MirandolaMirandola, Italy
1704Siege of NamurNamur, Belgium
2 July 1704Battle of SchellenbergDonauwörth, GermanyGrand Alliance victory
4 August 1704Capture of GibraltarGibraltar, United KingdomAnglo-Dutch victory
13 August 1704Battle of BlenheimBlindheim, GermanyGrand Alliance victory
24 August 1704Battle of MálagaMálaga, SpainInconclusive
September 1704Twelfth Siege of GibraltarGibraltar, United KingdomGrand Alliance victory
9 September 1704Siege of LandauLandau in der Pfalz, GermanyAllied victory
14 October 1704Siege of Verrua SavoiaVerrua Savoia, Italy
December 1704Siege of Colonia del SacramentoColonia del Sacramento, UruguaySpanish victory
15 March 1705Siege of NiceNice, FranceFrench victory
1705Battle of Cabrita PointSpainGrand Alliance victory
18 July 1705Battle of ElixheimEliksem, BelgiumAnglo-Dutch victory
16 August 1705Battle of CassanoCassano d’Adda, ItalyFrench victory
31 August 1705Siege of ZoutleeuwZoutleeuw, BelgiumAllied victory
27 September 1705Siege of HagenauHaguenau, FranceImperial victory
4 October 1705Siege of BadajozBadajoz, SpainBourbon victory
1706Battle of AlcántaraAlcántara, SpainAnglo-Portuguese victory
19 April 1706Battle of CalcinatoCalcinato, ItalyFrench victory
23 May 1706Battle of RamilliesRamillies, BelgiumAnglo-Dutch victory
1706Siege of Ciudad RodrigoCiudad Rodrigo, Spain
1706Siege of CartagenaCartagena, Spain
8 August 1706Second Siege of AlicanteAlicante, Spain
4 September 1706Battle of MurciaMurcia, SpainBourbon victory
7 September 1706Siege of TurinTurin, ItalyGrand Alliance victory
1706Battle of CastiglioneItalyFrench victory
1706Siege of PaviaPavia, Italy
6 November 1706Battle of Santa Cruz de TenerifeSanta Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
5 January 1707Battle of BiniatapEs Castell, Spain
25 April 1707Battle of AlmansaAlmansa, SpainFranco-Spanish victory
2 May 1707Action of 2 May 1707Beachy Head, United KingdomFrench victory
July 1707Siege of GaetaGaeta, Italy
29 July 1707Siege of ToulonToulon, FranceFrench victory
18 September 1707Siege of Ciudad RodrigoCiudad Rodrigo, SpainFranco-Spanish victory
21 October 1707Battle at The LizardLizard Point, United KingdomFrench victory
8 June 1708Wager's ActionCartagena, ColombiaBritish victory
11 July 1708Battle of OudenardeOudenaarde, BelgiumAnglo-Dutch victory
12 August 1708Siege of LilleLille, FranceGrand Alliance victory
28 September 1708Battle of WijnendaleWijnendale, BelgiumAnglo-Dutch victory
November 1708Siege of BrusselsBrussels, BelgiumGrand Alliance victory
7 May 1709Battle of La GudiñaArronches, PortugalSpanish victory
28 June 1709Siege of TournaiTournai, FranceGrand Alliance victory
11 September 1709Battle of MalplaquetTaisnières-sur-Hon, FranceAllied victory
19 September 1710Battle of Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro, BrazilPortuguese victory
9 November 1710Battle of SyracuseSyracuse, ItalyFrench victory
8 December 1710Battle of BrihuegaBrihuega, SpainFranco-Spanish victory
10 December 1710Battle of VillaviciosaVillaviciosa de Tajuña, SpainFranco-Spanish victory
5 August 1711Siege of BouchainBouchain, FranceGrand Alliance victory
11 August 1711Capture of the San JoaquinColombiaBritish victory
12 September 1711Battle of Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro, BrazilFrench victory
24 July 1712Battle of DenainDenain, FranceFrench victory
25 July 1712Siege of MarchiennesMarchiennes, France
28 September 1712Siege of Campo MaiorCampo Maior, PortugalPortuguese victory
1 October 1712Siege of BouchainBouchain, FranceFrench victory
20 September 1713Siege of CastellciutatCastellciutat, Spain
October 1713Siege of CardonaCardona, Spain
19 October 1713Attack on Can NavarroBarcelona, Spain
1714Battle of the Malacca StraitStrait of Malacca, MalaysiaPortuguese victory
16 January 1714Battle of BalsarenyBalsareny, Spain
3 February 1714La Gleva MassacreSpain
11 February 1714Siege of CastellciutatCastellciutat, Spain
11 March 1714Capture of Gironella CastleGironella, Spain
7 May 1714Battle of ManresaManresa, Spain
13 July 1714Attack on the first parallelBarcelona, Spain
4 September 1714Battle of ManresaManresa, Spain
2 July 1715Bourbons conquer MajorcaMallorca, Spain

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the War of the Spanish Succession (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.