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1796:(CreateSpace Independent Publishing, 2016);
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1382:was a battle in the Iberian theatre of the
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1519:1710 Campaign in Spain; key locations
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1882:Battles involving the Dutch Republic
1780:The War of the Spanish Succession;
1722:Duc de Saint Simon, Louis (1902).
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1697:Falkner, James (2015).
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57:more precise citations.
1782:(Pen and Sword, 2015);
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1672:. Longman. p.
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656:1st Trarbach
636:Kaiserswerth
619:2nd Bouchain
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1291:Nagyszombat
1276:Schmöllnitz
1257:2nd Majorca
1117:1st Majorca
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965:Pizzigetone
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766:Lauterbourg
761:Wissembourg
646:Friedlingen
604:Marchiennes
519:Hondschoote
489:Dendermonde
364:Saint Donas
253:Starhemberg
85:1710 battle
63:August 2014
55:introducing
1856:Categories
1826:41°47′45″N
1735:1523296240
1683:0582056292
1653:References
1271:Eisenstadt
1247:2nd Girona
1222:1st Girona
1207:2nd Madrid
1112:El AlbujĂłn
1102:1st Madrid
1037:Portalegre
870:Borgoforte
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813:Stollhofen
781:Drusenheim
751:3rd Landau
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681:Sigharting
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509:Wijnendale
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1829:0°34′08″E
1637:Aftermath
1580:Catalonia
1549:The Hague
1542:La Gudiña
1526:Louis XIV
1480:Tarragona
1466:Barcelona
1395:Catalonia
1391:Phillip V
1227:Aren Fort
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139:Catalonia
129:hills of
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1631:Zaragoza
1596:AlfarrĂ s
1592:Stanhope
1584:Balaguer
1561:Alliance
1538:Alicante
1534:Philip V
1508:Alfarras
1494:Zaragosa
1438:Balaguer
1399:Balaguer
1380:Almenara
1333:Vigo Bay
1232:Venasque
1212:Brihuega
1202:Zaragoza
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1067:MontjuĂŻc
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666:Neubourg
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384:Roermond
369:Nijmegen
270:Strength
264:Stanhope
141:), Spain
135:Balaguer
125:Location
1773:Sources
1600:Almenar
1417:Prelude
1306:TrenÄŤĂn
1264:Hungary
1242:Cardona
1237:Tortosa
1197:Almenar
1177:Minorca
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559:BĂ©thune
539:Tournai
474:Antwerp
444:3rd Huy
434:2nd Huy
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409:Stekene
133:, near
131:Almenar
51:improve
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1107:Murcia
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337:Europe
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1296:ZsibĂł
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374:Venlo
1806:ISBN
1762:2018
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