The Battle of Ramillies, fought on 23 May 1706, was a battle of the War of the Spanish Succession. For the Grand Alliance – Austria, England, and the Dutch Republic – the battle had followed an indeci
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Portrait of Maximilian II Emanuel by Joseph Vivien
François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi, Marshal of France. The Battle of Ramillies was Villeroi's last command.
Henry de Nassau, Lord Overkirk was a Dutch States Army officer who was a second cousin of William III of England. He would come to play a prominent role in wars against the Kingdom of France, and led
Portrait by Godfrey Kneller.
Ouwerkerk saves William III of Orange during the Battle of Saint-Denis
The murder attempt on Ouwerkerk