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History of England
1686
William III
9th July Augsburg
William
III establishes an anti-
French
coalition
1688
Churchill, John
25th Aug Walcourt
Commands 8,000
English
in a grand alliance victory over the
French
1689
Herbert
1st May Banrty Bay
An inconclusive naval skirmish off the coast of
Ireland
with the
French
1689
William III
An alliance of
England
, the United Provinces,
Austria
&
Savoy
against the
French
7th May
Declares war on
France
7th May
Provoked by
Louis
XIV's expedition in support of
James
II in
Ireland
12th May Vienna
A grand alliance against
France
is formed
1690
Byng, George
30th June Beachy Head
Ordered by
Queen
Mary to attack the
French
Fleet but rereats to the
Thames
30th June Beachy Head
The
French
are left in control of the
Channel
1690
James II
30th June Beachy Head
The
English
are defeated by a
French
force sailing to
London
to support the
Jacobites
10th July Beachy Head
James
II retaliates to the defeat at
Beachy
Head by amassing an army to invade
France
1690
Russell, Edward
Barfleur
15
French
ships are destroyed at the Bay of La
Hogue
Barfleur
Chases the
French
into the Bay of La
Hogue
where its 44 ships are defeated
Barfleur
Watches 15
French
ships sink during Anglo-
Dutch
victory over the
French
fleet
1690
William III
30th June Beachy Head
William
III is fighting
James
II,
Louis
XIV wants a Jacobite rebellion & invades
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