Conflicts in 1695 - King William's War, Nine Years' War, Bombardment of Brussels, Williamite War in Ireland, Revolt of the Barretinas (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 46. Chapters: King William's War, Nine Years' War, Bombardment of Brussels, Williamite War in Ireland, Revolt of the Barretinas, Port Royal, Nova Scotia, Battle of Quebec, Siege of Namur, Raid on Wells, Avalon Peninsula Campaign, Siege of Pemaquid, Hudson Bay expedition, Action of 14 July 1696, Azov campaigns, Battle of Hudson's Bay, Treaty of Ryswick, Grand Alliance, Schenectady massacre, Candlemas Massacre, Battle of the Oinousses Islands, Battle of La Prairie, Raid on Oyster River, Battle of Fort Albany, Capture of York Factory. Excerpt: The War of the Grand Alliance (1688-97) - often called the Nine Years' War, the War of the Palatine Succession, or the War of the League of Augsburg - was a major war of the late 17th century fought between King Louis XIV of France, and a European-wide coalition, the Grand Alliance, led by the Anglo-Dutch Stadtholder-King William III, Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I, King Charles II of Spain, Victor Amadeus II of Savoy, and the major and minor princes of the Holy Roman Empire. The Nine Years' War was fought primarily on mainland Europe and its surrounding waters, but it also encompassed a theatre in Ireland, where William III and James II struggled for control of the British Isles, and a minor campaign between French and English settlers and their Indian allies in colonial North America. The War was the second of Louis XIV's three major wars. Louis XIV had emerged from the Franco-Dutch War in 1678 as the most powerful monarch in Europe; but, although he had expanded his realm, the 'Sun King' remained unsatisfied. Using a combination of aggression, annexation, and quasi-legal means, Louis XIV immediately set about extending his gains in order to stabilize and strengthen France's frontiers, culminating in the brief War of the Reunions (1683-84). The resulting Truce of Ratisbon guaranteed the extend...