War of the Spanish Succession

1701–1714 Europe / Atlantic Status: ended Casualties: ~700,000

Marlborough's Blenheim (1704) and Ramillies (1706) broke French dominance. The Peace of Utrecht (1713) confirmed Philip on the Spanish throne but stripped Spain of its European possessions and gave Britain Gibraltar.

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Belligerents

Bourbon France & Spain (Philip V)
Grand Alliance (Britain, Austria, Dutch Republic, Savoy, Portugal)

Casualties

~700,000

From World at War, an interactive atlas by Jairus Pereira. Figures are approximate, drawn from Wikipedia, UCDP, ACLED and academic sources — a design artefact, not an authoritative register. Contact.