Battlefield of Höchstädt (1704)

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The Battlefield of Höchstädt (1704) is the site of the pivotal Battle of Blenheim during the War of the Spanish Succession, where Allied forces decisively defeated the Franco-Bavarian army.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battlefield ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Blenheim battlefield ⓘ
Schlachtfeld von Höchstädt (1704) ⓘ
associatedWith Allied strategy in the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
Marlborough’s campaigns ⓘ
commandersInvolved Camille d’Hostun, duc de Tallard ⓘ
Ferdinand de Marsin ⓘ
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
Prince Eugene of Savoy ⓘ
commemoratedBy annual historical events and reenactments ⓘ
conflict War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
country Germany ⓘ
currentUse agricultural land ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
dateOfEvent 13 August 1704 ⓘ
hasInterpretiveSignage battlefield information panels ⓘ
hasMemorial Blenheim battlefield monuments ⓘ
hasMuseum Bavarian Army Museum branch at Höchstädt Castle ⓘ
heritageDesignation protected historic landscape (Bavaria) ⓘ
locatedIn Bavaria ⓘ
District of Dillingen an der Donau ⓘ
linked to: Dillingen district

Germany ⓘ
Höchstädt an der Donau ⓘ
nearbyRiver Danube ⓘ
nearbySettlement Blenheim ⓘ
Lutzingen ⓘ
Oberglauheim ⓘ
notableFor one of the major victories of the Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
turning point in the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
partOf Danube river valley ⓘ
linked to: Danube valley

European military history itineraries ⓘ
result decisive Allied victory ⓘ
siteOf Battle of Blenheim ⓘ
Battle of Höchstädt (1704) ⓘ
strategicImportance halted French advance into southern Germany ⓘ
secured Vienna from French and Bavarian threat ⓘ
terrain open farmland ⓘ
villages and small woods ⓘ
tourism guided battlefield tours ⓘ
usedBy Dutch Republic ⓘ
Electorate of Bavaria ⓘ
Grand Alliance ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ

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Höchstädt an der Donau → locatedNear → Battlefield of Höchstädt (1704) ⓘ
Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau → notableBattle → Battle of Höchstädt (1704) ⓘ
linked to: Battlefield of Höchstädt (1704)
Höchstädt Castle → significantEvent → Battle of Höchstädt (1704) ⓘ
linked to: Battlefield of Höchstädt (1704)
Battlefield of Höchstädt (1704) → alsoKnownAs → Schlachtfeld von Höchstädt (1704) ⓘ
linked to: Battlefield of Höchstädt (1704)