The Battle of Ramillies (, and Denmark; but the battle had followed a year of indecisive campaigning in 1705 where Allied over-confidence after their success at the Battle of Blenheim had resulted in an abortive campaign along the Moselle, forcing the Duke of Marlborough to abandon his plans for a push into France. Yet despite the Allies' inability to achieve a decisive victory, Louis XIV was eager for peace; but he wanted it on reasonable terms.

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  • The Battle of Ramillies (, and Denmark; but the battle had followed a year of indecisive campaigning in 1705 where Allied over-confidence after their success at the Battle of Blenheim had resulted in an abortive campaign along the Moselle, forcing the Duke of Marlborough to abandon his plans for a push into France. Yet despite the Allies' inability to achieve a decisive victory, Louis XIV was eager for peace; but he wanted it on reasonable terms. Therefore, rather than standing on the defensive, French armies on all fronts swung over to the offensive. The year 1706 had begun well for Louis XIV's generals, who had gained early success in Italy and in Alsace, where Marshal Villars had forced the Margrave of Baden to retreat across the Rhine. Louis now pressed Marshal Villeroi to seek out Marlborough and bring the Allies to battle in the Spanish Netherlands. Accordingly, the French Marshal set off from Louvain at the head of 60,000 men, and provocatively marched towards Léau. Marlborough, also determined to fight a major engagement, assembled his forces – some 62,000 men – near Maastricht, before advancing towards the Mehaigne river and the plain of Ramillies. However, the French had anticipated the Allies, and Marlborough's advance party found the location already occupied. Nevertheless, the Duke decided to attack at once. In less than four hours, Villeroi's army was utterly defeated. Marlborough's subtle moves and changes in emphasis during the battle – something the French and Bavarian commanders failed to realise until it was too late – caught his foe in a tacticalvice. The Franco-Bavarian army broke and ran en masse, suffering over 20,000 casualties. With Prince Eugène's subsequent success at Turin in northern Italy, the Allies had imposed the greatest loss of territory and resources that Louis XIV would suffer during the war. Town after town – including Brussels, Bruges and Antwerp – fell to Marlborough's forces and by the end of the campaign, the Franco-Spanish army had been driven from most of the Spanish Netherlands. The year 1706 had indeed proved to be the Allies' annus mirabilis. (en)
  • La Batalla de Ramillies se desarrolló el 23 de mayo de 1706 en el pueblo de Ramillies, a unos 15 km al norte de Namur, en la actual Bélgica, durante la campaña de la Guerra de Sucesión Española por el control de los llamados Países Bajos Españoles, o Flandes. En ella se enfrentaron un ejército anglo-germano-holandés bajo el mando de John Churchill, Primer Duque de Marlborough, contra un ejército francés comandado por François de Neufville, Duque de Villeroy o Villeroi. La victoria de Churchill supuso la expulsión de las fuerzas francesas de Flandes y la posterior captura de Amberes, Brujas y Gante. (es)
  • Die Schlacht bei Ramillies war eine der bedeutendsten Schlachten im Spanischen Erbfolgekrieg. Nahe dem Ort Ramillies (heute in Belgien) besiegten am 23. Mai 1706 englische und niederländische Truppen unter der Führung des Herzog von Marlborough eine französische Streitmacht. Dieser Sieg erzwang den Rückzug der Franzosen aus den Spanischen Niederlanden unter Aufgabe der Städte Brügge, Antwerpen und Gent. (de)
  • Le 23 mai 1706, au cours de la Guerre de Succession d'Espagne, la bataille de Ramillies oppose deux armées fortes chacune d'environ hommes sur le territoire du village de Ramillies (Belgique). Elle consacre le génie stratégique de John Churchill, premier duc de Marlborough, commandant des forces alliées qui inflige une lourde défaite aux troupes franco-espagnoles de Louis XIV dirigées par le maréchal de Villeroy. (fr)
  • De slag bij Ramillies vond plaats op 23 mei 1706 bij het Waals-Brabantse plaatsje Ramillies en was een van de veldslagen van de Spaanse Successieoorlog. (nl)
  • Bitwa pod Ramillies miała miejsce 23 maja 1706 podczas hiszpańskiej wojny sukcesyjnej.Wódz angielski książę Marlborough pobił francuską armię księcia de Villeroi. Zwycięstwo to doprowadziło do wyparcia Francuzów z hiszpańskich Niderlandów, doprowadzając do zdobycia takich miast jak Antwerpia, Brugia i Gandawa. (pl)
  • Slaget vid Ramillies var ett stort slag under spanska tronföljdskriget. Detta var ett av hertigen av Marlboroughs största segrar någonsin och ett av de mest avgörande under hela kriget. I och med segern tog de allierade över Spanska Nederländerna. Slaget blev en vändpunkt för kampanjerna 1706 efter fransmännens framgångar i Italien tidigare det året. (sv)
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  • The Duke of Marlborough receives captured standards at Ramillies. Artist: H. Dupray. (en)
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  • 1,066 dead, 2,597 wounded (en)
  • 8,000–15,000 dead or wounded,
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  • 23 May 1706All dates in the article are in the Gregorian calendar (unless otherwise stated). The Julian calendar as used in England in 1706 differed by eleven days. Thus, the battle of Ramillies was fought on 23 May (Gregorian calendar) or 12 May (Julian calendar). In this article (O.S) is used to annotate Julian dates with the year adjusted to 1 January. See the article Old Style and New Style dates for a more detailed explanation of the dating issues and conventions. (en)
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  • 62,000 men, 90 guns, 20 mortars (en)
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  • The Battle of Ramillies (, and Denmark; but the battle had followed a year of indecisive campaigning in 1705 where Allied over-confidence after their success at the Battle of Blenheim had resulted in an abortive campaign along the Moselle, forcing the Duke of Marlborough to abandon his plans for a push into France. Yet despite the Allies' inability to achieve a decisive victory, Louis XIV was eager for peace; but he wanted it on reasonable terms. (en)
  • La Batalla de Ramillies se desarrolló el 23 de mayo de 1706 en el pueblo de Ramillies, a unos 15 km al norte de Namur, en la actual Bélgica, durante la campaña de la Guerra de Sucesión Española por el control de los llamados Países Bajos Españoles, o Flandes. En ella se enfrentaron un ejército anglo-germano-holandés bajo el mando de John Churchill, Primer Duque de Marlborough, contra un ejército francés comandado por François de Neufville, Duque de Villeroy o Villeroi. (es)
  • Die Schlacht bei Ramillies war eine der bedeutendsten Schlachten im Spanischen Erbfolgekrieg. Nahe dem Ort Ramillies (heute in Belgien) besiegten am 23. Mai 1706 englische und niederländische Truppen unter der Führung des Herzog von Marlborough eine französische Streitmacht. Dieser Sieg erzwang den Rückzug der Franzosen aus den Spanischen Niederlanden unter Aufgabe der Städte Brügge, Antwerpen und Gent. (de)
  • Le 23 mai 1706, au cours de la Guerre de Succession d'Espagne, la bataille de Ramillies oppose deux armées fortes chacune d'environ hommes sur le territoire du village de Ramillies (Belgique). Elle consacre le génie stratégique de John Churchill, premier duc de Marlborough, commandant des forces alliées qui inflige une lourde défaite aux troupes franco-espagnoles de Louis XIV dirigées par le maréchal de Villeroy. (fr)
  • De slag bij Ramillies vond plaats op 23 mei 1706 bij het Waals-Brabantse plaatsje Ramillies en was een van de veldslagen van de Spaanse Successieoorlog. (nl)
  • Bitwa pod Ramillies miała miejsce 23 maja 1706 podczas hiszpańskiej wojny sukcesyjnej.Wódz angielski książę Marlborough pobił francuską armię księcia de Villeroi. Zwycięstwo to doprowadziło do wyparcia Francuzów z hiszpańskich Niderlandów, doprowadzając do zdobycia takich miast jak Antwerpia, Brugia i Gandawa. (pl)
  • Slaget vid Ramillies var ett stort slag under spanska tronföljdskriget. Detta var ett av hertigen av Marlboroughs största segrar någonsin och ett av de mest avgörande under hela kriget. I och med segern tog de allierade över Spanska Nederländerna. Slaget blev en vändpunkt för kampanjerna 1706 efter fransmännens framgångar i Italien tidigare det året. (sv)
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