No Peace Without Spain
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No Peace Without Spain was a popular British political slogan of the early eighteenth century. It referred to the ongoing War of the Spanish Succession in which Britain was a leading participant. It i
The Earl of Nottingham is credited with coining the slogan.
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough was closely associated with Britain's war effort until his dismissal in 1711. He then joined with Whig politicians to oppose the Peace of Utrecht.
Victory at Villaviciosa in December 1710 settled the war in favour of Philip V.
Robert Harley, the leader of the Tory government that negotiated the Treaty of Utrecht. His concessions over Spain were fiercely attacked by the opposition.
Battle of Brihuega
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The Battle of Brihuega took place on 8 December 1710 in the War of the Spanish Succession, during the Allied retreat from Madrid to Barcelona. A British Army rearguard led by James Stanhope, 1st Earl
A portrait of the Duke of Vendôme
