Franco-Spanish War (1673–1678)

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The Franco-Spanish War (1673–1678) was a late phase of the wider Franco-Dutch War in which France and Spain clashed over European territorial and dynastic dominance, culminating in French gains that were formalized in the Treaty of Nijmegen.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf early modern conflict ⓘ
war ⓘ
aimedAt expanding French frontiers to so‑called natural borders ⓘ
weakening Spanish power in the Low Countries ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of France ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ
Spanish Monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Spanish monarchy
cause Franco-Dutch War escalation ⓘ
French expansionist policy under Louis XIV ⓘ
commandedBy Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne ⓘ
Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé ⓘ
Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Spanish generals of Charles II’s government ⓘ
concludedWith Treaties of Nijmegen ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Nijmegen
conflictIn Franco-Spanish relations ⓘ
Louis XIV’s wars ⓘ
conflictType dynastic and territorial war ⓘ
diplomaticContext alliances and negotiations involving the Dutch Republic and the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
endedBy Treaty of Nijmegen ⓘ
endTime 1678 ⓘ
followedBy War of the Reunions ⓘ
hasMainTheater Catalonia ⓘ
Franche-Comté ⓘ
Roussillon ⓘ
Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
historicalPeriod reign of Charles II of Spain ⓘ
reign of Louis XIV ⓘ
linked to: Reign of Louis XIV
location Europe ⓘ
opponentOf France ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
partOf Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
wars of Louis XIV ⓘ
linked to: Louis XIV's wars
precededBy Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) ⓘ
relatedTo Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ
balance of power in Europe ⓘ
result French victory ⓘ
confirmation of French dominance in Western Europe ⓘ
territorial gains for France ⓘ
significantBattle Battle of Cassel (1677) ⓘ
Siege of Cambrai (1677) ⓘ
Siege of Saint-Omer (1677) ⓘ
Siege of Valenciennes (1677) ⓘ
operations in Catalonia ⓘ
startTime 1673 ⓘ
territorialChange France consolidated control over parts of Flanders and Hainaut ⓘ
France gained Franche-Comté ⓘ
France gained towns in the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ

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Treaty of Nijmegen → follows → Franco-Spanish War (1673–1678) ⓘ
Battle of Seneffe → campaign → 1674 campaign of the Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
linked to: Franco-Spanish War (1673–1678)