Armies of the War of the Grand Alliance 1688-97

The War of the Grand Alliance ({PHONE}) was a continental conflict fought by France and six countries against Louis XIV's expansionist France. The Grand Alliance was a military coalition of the Holy Roman Empire, the Dutch Republic, Britain, Spain, and the Duchy of Savoy. The war lasted nine years and coincided with the Glorious Revolution in Britain, which expelled James II's Jacobite and French forces from Ireland. The war was notable for the first widespread use of regimental uniforms, flintlock muskets with bayonets, and siege warfare under Vauban. The final Treaties of Ryswyck (1697) brought the war to an end and marked Louis XIV's political zenith and the ascendancy of the Dutch and British as first-rate global powers.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 48 pages
Publication date: 28 October 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

The Grand Alliance, also known as the League of Augsburg, was a military coalition formed in 1689 to resist the expansionist policies of Louis XIV's France. The alliance was composed of the Holy Roman Empire, the Dutch Republic, Britain, Spain, and the Duchy of Savoy. The first stage of the nine-year conflict coincided with the Glorious Revolution in Britain, which saw the throne pass to the Dutch Protestant leader William of Orange and his multi-national army. The war was notable for the widespread use of regimental uniforms, flintlock muskets with bayonets, and the sophisticated use of siege warfare under the French engineer Vauban. The final Treaties of Ryswyck (1697) brought the war to an end and marked Louis XIV's political zenith, as well as the ascendancy of both the Dutch and British as first-rate global powers. This fully illustrated title explores the armies which fought the War of the Grand Alliance, examining their strength, organization, uniforms and weapons, and explaining their campaigns and major battles.

Weight: 170g
Dimension: 184 x 249 x 7 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472844354