Nine Years War

The Nine Years War (also known as the War of the League of Augsburg, the War of the Grand Alliance, the Orleans War, the War of the Palatinian Succession, and the War of the English Succession) was a major war fought in Europe and America from 1688 to 1697, between France and the League of Augsburg — which, by 1689, was known as the "Grand Alliance". The war was fought to resist French expansionism along the Rhine, as well as, on the part of England, to safeguard the results of the Glorious Revolution from a possible French-backed restoration of James II. The North American theatre of the war, fought between English and French colonists, was known in the English colonies as King William's War.

Related Topics:
War - Europe - America - 1688 - 1697 - France - League of Augsburg - 1689 - Grand Alliance - Rhine - Glorious Revolution - James II - King William's War

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Note: The Nine Years War can also refer to a conflict in Ireland, 1594–1603; see Nine Years War (Ireland).

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