Battle of Blenheim 13 August Full Detail
Battle of Blenheim The Battle of Blenheim, August 13, 1704, was an important battle of the War of Spanish Succession. The overwhelming victory of the Allies ensured the security of Vienna against the Franco-Bavarian army, thus preventing the collapse of the Great Alliance. Louis XIV of France sought to drive the Roman Emperor Leopold out of the war by taking Vienna, the capital of the Habsburgs, and to obtain a favorable peace agreement. The dangers for Vienna were considerable: the Bavarian voter and Marshal Marsin's forces in Bavaria threatened from the west, and Marshal Vendome's large army in northern Italy posed a grave danger with a potential offensive across the pass. Brenner. The Hungarian revolt in Rákóczi also put pressure on Vienna from its eastern positions. Aware of the danger, the Duke of Marlborough resolved to mitigate the danger for Vienna by marching his forces south of Bedburg and helping to keep Emperor Leopold within the Great Alliance. A comb