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2F The Sun King: Louis XIV, France and Europe, 1643–1715

The Nine Years War

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Recall questions on the actions that provoked the war, its dates, the regions in which it was fought and its principal battles.

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Key term

In which four main regions were the major land campaigns of the Nine Years War fought?

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What territories did Louis XIV return under the Peace of Ryswick?

Process

Where was the Nine Years War fought, on land and at sea?

Questions from this subtopic

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  1. 1

    What two actions by Louis XIV triggered the Nine Years War?

    Model answer

    His invasion of the Rhineland Palatinate and his broader aggressive policies, including the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes

  2. 2

    What were the dates of the Nine Years War?

    Model answer

    1688-1697

  3. 3

    In which four main regions were the major land campaigns of the Nine Years War fought?

    Model answer

    The Spanish Netherlands, the Rhineland, Catalonia, and northern Italy

  4. 4

    Name the key European land battles of the Nine Years War.

    Model answer

    Fleurus (1690), Steenkerque (1692), Landen (1693), and the siege of Namur (1692 and 1695)

  5. 5

    In which year did the Battle of Fleurus take place during the Nine Years War?

    Model answer

    1690

  6. 6

    Which naval battle in 1690 was a French victory during the Nine Years War?

    Model answer

    The Battle of Beachy Head

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