EuropeEvent
Battle of Almansa
- When
- 1707
- Where
- Almansa
- Episodes
- 1
On 25 April 1707, the Bourbon army under the Duke of Berwick decisively defeated the Habsburg forces led by the Earl of Galway at Almansa. This victory secured Philip V's control over eastern Spain and restricted Allied operations to Catalonia and the Balearic Islands.
Episodes
Background and detail
Command Structures. The Bourbon army was commanded by James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, an illegitimate son of James II of England. The opposing Habsburg forces were led by Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway, an exiled French Huguenot serving in the Allied cause.
People involved
- James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick · Commander of Bourbon forces
- Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway · Commander of Habsburg forces
- Philip V of Spain · Bourbon claimant to the Spanish throne
Sources
- Battle of Almansa Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15
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