Battle of Almanza

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The Battle of Almanza was a major 1707 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Franco-Spanish forces decisively defeated the allied British, Portuguese, and Dutch army, helping secure Bourbon control over Spain.

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Battle of Almanza canonical 7
Batalla de Almansa 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Batalla de Almansa ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Almanza
approximateStrengthAllied about 20,000–25,000 troops ⓘ
approximateStrengthFrancoSpanish about 25,000–30,000 troops ⓘ
belligerent Bourbon Spain ⓘ
Dutch Republic ⓘ
France ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ
campaign Iberian campaign of the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
casualtiesAllied heavy casualties and many prisoners ⓘ
casualtiesFrancoSpanish significantly lower than Allied casualties ⓘ
combatantSide Allied army of Britain, Portugal, and the Dutch Republic ⓘ
Franco-Spanish army ⓘ
commander Das Minas (Marquês das Minas) ⓘ
Francisco Castillo Fajardo, 2nd Marquis of Villadarias ⓘ
Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway ⓘ
Henri d’Harcourt ⓘ
James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick ⓘ
conflict War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
consequence Bourbon control over most of Spain consolidated ⓘ
collapse of Allied position in the Kingdom of Valencia ⓘ
loss of Allied strongholds in eastern Spain ⓘ
strengthening of Philip V’s claim to the Spanish throne ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
date 25 April 1707 ⓘ
era early 18th century ⓘ
followedBy Bourbon advances into Aragon ⓘ
Bourbon reconquest of Valencia ⓘ
location Almansa ⓘ
Crown of Aragon ⓘ
Kingdom of Valencia ⓘ
notableFor decisive defeat of Allied forces ⓘ
use of a mixed Franco-Spanish army under a French commander ⓘ
objective control of eastern Spain ⓘ
opponent supporters of Archduke Charles of Austria ⓘ
supporters of Philip V of Spain ⓘ
partOf War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
precededBy earlier Allied advances in eastern Spain ⓘ
primaryMonarchAlliedSide Charles VI (Archduke Charles) as Habsburg claimant to the Spanish throne ⓘ
primaryMonarchBourbonSide Philip V of Spain ⓘ
result Franco-Spanish victory ⓘ
decisive Bourbon victory ⓘ
theatre Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
year 1707 ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Oudenarde → precededBy → Battle of Almanza ⓘ
Battle of Almanza → alsoKnownAs → Batalla de Almansa ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Almanza
Duke of Berwick → titleHolderNotableBattle → Battle of Almanza ⓘ
James Fitz-James Stuart → notableEvent → Battle of Almanza ⓘ
Henry Hawley → battle → Battle of Almanza ⓘ