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Spanish Succession involving England
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Spanish Succession involving France
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1525:. They now slipped their cables and made their way to
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1393:José Fernández de Santillán
227:Unknown killed and wounded
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557:2nd Bouchain
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1623:Categories
1545:References
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1447:(60), and
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1209:Eisenstadt
1185:2nd Girona
1160:1st Girona
1145:2nd Madrid
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269:War of the
188:John Leake
1533:Aftermath
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1508:Magnanime
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1461:HMS
1433:Magnanime
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1075:CastellĂłn
1030:Alcántara
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863:Mirandola
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813:Guastalla
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599:Andernach
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407:Ramillies
397:Zandvliet
392:Zoutleeuw
377:2nd Liége
337:Groesbeek
327:1st Liége
1591:(1898).
1504:Marbella
1484:Arrogant
1475:Antelope
1445:Arrogant
1271:Vigo Bay
1170:Venasque
1150:Brihuega
1140:Zaragoza
1125:Alicante
1005:MontjuĂŻc
948:Syracuse
923:2nd Susa
858:Chivasso
843:Vercelli
838:1st Susa
766:Freiburg
734:Sendling
679:Blenheim
654:Augsburg
634:Breisach
604:Neubourg
462:Brussels
387:Elixheim
342:Tongeren
322:Roermond
307:Nijmegen
206:Strength
129:Portugal
79:Marbella
73:Location
1492:Marquis
1463:Revenge
1449:Marquis
1429:the Bay
1389:Pointis
1356:Prelude
1244:TrenÄŤĂn
1202:Hungary
1180:Cardona
1175:Tortosa
1135:Almenar
1115:Minorca
1110:Tortosa
1105:Morella
1085:Almansa
1080:Villena
1015:Badajoz
933:Exilles
868:Cassano
803:Luzzara
788:Cremona
729:Bavaria
709:Homburg
609:Geldern
497:BĂ©thune
477:Tournai
412:Antwerp
382:3rd Huy
372:2nd Huy
362:Limburg
357:1st Huy
347:Stekene
117:England
1568:
1527:Toulon
1523:Málaga
1488:Ardent
1443:(66),
1441:Ardent
1439:(86),
1435:(74),
1415:Battle
1397:Lisbon
1286:Málaga
1249:Kölesd
1100:Lleida
1090:XĂ tiva
1060:Cuenca
1045:Murcia
943:Cesana
918:Toulon
908:Casale
853:Verrua
783:Chiari
562:Knocke
537:Denain
417:Ostend
352:Ekeren
275:Europe
157:France
154:
139:
114:
90:Result
1254:Kassa
1234:ZsibĂł
1120:Denia
1065:Elche
985:Ceuta
960:Cádiz
928:Gaeta
913:Milan
893:Pavia
883:Turin
848:Ivrea
778:Carpi
517:Arras
472:Ghent
442:Lille
422:Menin
402:Diest
332:Hulst
312:Venlo
169:Spain
1607:2013
1601:-407
1566:ISBN
1514:and
1498:and
1490:and
1328:The
1318:The
1224:Páta
1219:Raab
873:Nice
828:Arco
823:Nago
664:Rain
624:Bonn
614:Kehl
507:Aire
487:Mons
77:Off
65:Date
1599:406
1516:Lys
1500:Lys
1459:in
1437:Lys
684:Ulm
432:Ath
1625::
1580:^
1529:.
1518:.
1506:.
1494:;
1472:,
1372:.
1352:.
81:,
1609:.
1574:.
260:e
253:t
246:v
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