War of Spanish Succession


 * Ended by the Treaty of Urecht
 * Fought over the ascension of Philip V to the Spanish throne
 * The American phase was Queen Anne's War
 * The Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy gained renown by saving Vienna from France at the Battle of Blenheim
 * Allied forces captured Mons in the Battle of Malplaquet
 * Vauban was dismissed after a failed siege of Turin
 * Christopher Codrington led a failed English attempt to seize the island of Guadeloupe