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The Nine Years ' War ( 1688 – 97 ) – often called the War of the Grand Alliance, 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.
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* 1598 – Nine Years ' War: Battle of the Yellow Ford – Irish forces under Hugh O ' Neill, Earl of Tyrone, defeat an English expeditionary force under Henry Bagenal.
* 1599 – Nine Years ' War: Battle of Curlew Pass – Irish forces led by Hugh Roe O ' Donnell successfully ambush English forces, led by Sir Conyers Clifford, sent to relieve Collooney Castle.
From 1697 to 1698 he defended the right of King William III to a standing army during disarmament after the Treaty of Ryswick ( 1697 ) had ended the Nine Years ' War ( 1688 – 97 ).
He first saw action against the Ottoman Turks at the Siege of Vienna in 1683 and the subsequent War of the Holy League, before serving in the Nine Years ' War, fighting alongside his cousin, the Duke of Savoy.
The Nine Years ' War was professionally and personally frustrating for the Prince.
Military honours in Italy undoubtedly belonged to the French commander Marshal Catinat, but Eugene, the one Allied general determined on action and decisive results, did well to emerge from the Nine Years ' War with an enhanced reputation.
Between 1594 and 1603, Elizabeth faced her most severe test in Ireland during the Nine Years ' War, a revolt that took place at the height of hostilities with Spain, who backed the rebel leader, Hugh O ' Neill, Earl of Tyrone.
Although the war was long and difficult ( it was also called the Nine Years War ), its results were inconclusive.
Category: French military personnel of the Nine Years ' War
* 1697 – The Treaty of Rijswijk is signed by France, England, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic ending the Nine Years ' War ( 1688 – 97 ).
The Nine Years ' War begins in Europe and America.
* March 31 – The Nine Years War ( Ireland ) is ended by the submission of Hugh O ' Neill, Earl of Tyrone, to the English Crown and the signing of the Treaty of Mellifont.
* March 5 – Nine Years ' War: French troops under Marshal Louis-Francois de Boufflers besiege the Spanish-held town of Mons.
** Nine Years ' War: In Ireland, Hugh O ' Neill, 2nd Earl of Tyrone and Hugh Roe O ' Donnell form an alliance to try to overthrow English domination.
* September 20 – The Treaty of Ryswick signed by France and the Grand Alliance to end both the Nine Years ' War and King William's War.
* March 2 – Nine Years ' War: As French forces leave, they set fire to Heidelberg Castle and the nearby town of Heidelberg.
* May 12 – Nine Years ' War: With England and the Netherlands both now ruled by William III, they join the Grand Alliance ( League of Augsburg ), thus escalating the conflict, which continues until 1697.
* June 1 – June 3 – The Battle of La Hougue is the decisive naval battle in the Nine Years ' War, ending in an Anglo-Dutch victory.
By 1696 the currency had been seriously weakened by an increase in clipping during the Nine Years ' War to the extent that it was decided to recall and replace all hammered silver coinage in circulation.
* War of Devolution, Franco-Dutch War, War of the Reunions, Nine Years War, War of the Spanish Succession
Despite the meeting, Ní Mháille later returned to her old ways, though nominally directing her raids against the " enemies of England " during the Nine Years War.
Kinsale had been the scene of a landing of Spanish troops to help Irish rebels in the Nine Years ' War ( 1594 – 1603 ).
* Nine Years ' War ( Ireland )
France occupied the Duchy for almost thirty years, only giving it up in the Treaty of Ryswick which ended the Nine Years ' War in 1697.
During the Nine Years War, the French adopted a policy of strongly encouraging privateers, including the famous Jean Bart, to attack English and Dutch shipping.
Nine and War
* 1944 – World War II: Nine German E-boats attacked US and UK units during Exercise Tiger, the rehearsal for the Normandy landings, killing 946.
Launched on the Nine Network in late 1976 was The Sullivans, a series chronicling the effects of World War II on a Melbourne family.
After the conclusion of the Dominion War, Worf is made the Federation ambassador to Qo ' noS ( the Klingon homeworld ), as depicted in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine series finale " What You Leave Behind ".
The Cardassians later played a key role in the storyline of the series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as allies of the Dominion in the Dominion War.
These traits, along with his courage and leadership, would serve him well in the Dominion War, during which he fought in several battles, including the battle to retake Deep Space Nine, and the First and Second Battle of Chin ' toka.
" It was for this reason that the creators of Star Trek decided to create a backstory for the Maquis in several episodes of Deep Space Nine and The Next Generation, and they named them after the French guerrilla fighters of the Second World War.
Meanwhile, Paramount, long successful in syndication with repeats of Star Trek, found itself with several first-run syndicated series by the turn of the 1990s, in Entertainment Tonight, The Arsenio Hall Show, Friday the 13th: The Series, War of the Worlds, Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
* May 17 – The Catonsville Nine enter the Selective Service offices in Catonsville, Maryland, take dozens of selective service draft records, and burn them with napalm as a protest against the Vietnam War.
Nine and 1688
Due to his alliances with England and the Dutch Republic during the Nine Years War, he was forced to cease this practice from 1688, and in 1694 granted an Edict of Toleration.
With his experience it was logical that Marlborough took charge of the 8, 000 British troops sent to the Low Countries in the spring of 1689 ; yet throughout the Nine Years ' War ( 1688 – 97 ) he saw only three years service in the field, and then mostly in subordinate commands.
* the Nine Years ' War ( 1688 – 1697 ), also called the " War of the Grand Alliance " or " War of the Palatine Succession "
He achieved his greatest successes during the Nine Years ' War ( 1688 – 1697 ).
In 1688, they were dismantled by order of King Louis XIV when the town was occupied by French forces during the Nine Years War.
In the “ War of the Palatine Succession ” ( 1688 – 1697 ) – also called the “ War of the Grand Alliance ”, the “ Nine Years ’ War ” or occasionally, the “ War of the League of Augsburg ” the town experienced the greatest and most far-reaching destruction in its history by General Melac: the expulsion of its inhabitants and the whole town put to the torch, including the cathedral with the tombs of the ancient emperors, churches, monasteries, and guild halls.
He was promoted maréchal de camp in 1678, and served in the Nine Years ' War ( 1688 – 1697 ).
Since the Palatinate-Neuburg line of the Wittelsbachs also maintained a claim to the Simmern inheritance, the Nine Years ' War ( known in Germany as the Pfälzischer Erbfolgekrieg, or War of the Palatine Succession ) broke out in 1688, during which the French laid waste to broad swathes of the Palatinate.
In 1688, French troops overran the town in the Nine Years ' War ( 1688 – 1697 ).
Peace between England and the Netherlands in 1688 meant that the two countries entered the Nine Years ' War as allies, but the conflict-waged in Europe and overseas between France, Spain and the Anglo-Dutch alliance-left the English a stronger colonial power than the Dutch, who were forced to devote a larger proportion of their military budget on the costly land war in Europe.
In 1689, Kreuznach and Kauzenburg were largely destroyed in the course of the Nine Years ' War ( 1688 – 97 ).
Relations were probably strained by the fact that France and Holland were on opposite sides in the Nine Years ' War ( 1688 – 97 ).
The rival claims to the Palatinate of the Duchess of Orléans, Louis XIV's sister-in-law, was the pretext for the French invasion of the Palatinate in 1688, which began the Nine Years War.
The rival claims to the Palatinate of his sister Elizabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Orleans, Louis XIV of France's sister-in-law, was the pretext for the French invasion of the Palatinate in 1688, which began the Nine Years War.
In the Nine Years ' War troops of Louis XIV conquered Salzig from 1688 to 1689.
He was one of the driving forces behind the anti-France coalitions of the Nine Years ' War ( 1688 – 97 ) and the War of the Spanish Succession ( 1701 – 14 ).
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