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The Nine Years' War[ c] was a European great power conflict from 1688 to 1697 between France and the Grand Alliance. [ d] Although largely concentrated in Europe, fighting spread to colonial possessions in the Americas, India, and West Africa. Related conflicts include the Williamite war in Ireland, and King William's War in North America.
King William's War (also known as the Second Indian War, [ a] Father Baudoin's War, [ 3] Castin's War, [ 4] or the First Intercolonial War in French [ 5]) was the North American theater of the Nine Years' War (1688–1697), also known as the War of the Grand Alliance or the War of the League of Augsburg. It was the first of six colonial wars ...
Sep 3, 2023 · The War of the Augsburg League, also known as the Nine Years War was fought between France and the Augsburg League in 1688-1697. The war took place not only in continental Europe but also in North America, as well as in Ireland, Scotland, and Guinea. In 1685, Palatine Elector Charles II died. His sister was married to the Duke of Orleans ...
War of the Grand Alliance, (1689–97), the third major war of Louis XIV of France, in which his expansionist plans were blocked by an alliance led by England, the United Provinces of the Netherlands, and the Austrian Habsburgs. The deeper issue underlying the war was the balance of power between the rival Bourbon and Habsburg dynasties.
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Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville. King William’s War, (1689–97), North American extension of the War of the Grand Alliance, waged by William III of Great Britain and the League of Augsburg against France under Louis XIV. Canadian and New England colonists divided in support of their mother countries and, together with their respective Indian ...
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May 11, 2018 · Nine Years War. The Nine Years War, which lasted nearly ten years, from April 1593 to March 1603, is also known as Tyrone's rebellion after its main protagonist, Hugh O'Neill, earl of Tyrone. Fought throughout the island and at enormous financial and human cost, it was the climactic phase of the Elizabethan conquest of Ireland.
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For the full article, see War of the Grand Alliance . War of the Grand Alliance, (1689–97)Third major war of Louis XIV of France, in which his expansionist plans were blocked by an alliance led by Britain, the United Provinces of the Netherlands, and the Austrian Habsburgs. The deeper issue underlying the war was the rivalry between the ...
