Dominated by the ambitions of France's King Louis XIV, Europe in
the years 1650-1715 witnessed a series of wars from which emerged
many of the theories, practices, and technologies that characterize
modern warfare. During this period European armies evolved modern
ideas of army organization and military leadership, as well as
modern views of campaign strategy and battle tactics. As European
soldiers and colonists moved into Asia, the Middle East, and the
Americas, the practice or influence of their military techniques
and ideas also affected wars fought in those places. In this
volume, an award-winning author of reference works on international
relations and war describes and defines important events,
technologies, and individuals from this seminal period of global
military history. Besides more than 1000 extensively
cross-referenced entries, the encyclopedia also includes 14 maps of
various wars and battles, as well as a detailed chronology of the
period and a current, select bibliography of useful print and
nonprint information resources. Among the entries are many, such as
the following, which describe the course and consequences of
various wars of the period: BLFirst Anglo-Dutch War (1652-1654)
BLFrench and Indian Wars (1689-1763) BLGreat Northern War
(1700-1721) BLKing Philip's War (1675-1676) BLNine Years' War
(1688-1697) BLQueen Anne's War (1702-1713) BLScanian War
(1674-1679) BLWar of Devolution (1667-1668) BLWar of the Reunions
(1683-1684) BLWar of the Spanish Succession (1701-1713) Other
entries, such as the following, describe the course and explain the
importance of various battles and sieges: BLAlmanza, Battle of
(April 14/25, 1707) BLBeachy Head, Battle of (June 30/July10, 1690)
BLBuda, Siege of (June 17-September 2, 1686) BLKockersberg, Battle
of (October 7, 1677) BLLille, Siege of (August 14-December 10,
1708) BLMalplaquet, Battle of (August 31/September 11, 1709)
BLRamillies, Battle of (May12/23, 1706) BLZenta, Battle of
(September 1/11, 1697) Other entries, such as the following,
describe national armies and navies of the period: BLBritish Army
BLDutch Army BLFrench Army BLIrish Establishment BLRoyal Navy
BLRussian Army BLSpanish Navy BLState's Navy Many entries, such as
the following, describe the careers and influence of important
military figures of the period: BLCadogan, William (1675-1726)
BLEugene, Prince of Savoy (1663-1736) BLKarl XII, of Sweden
(1682-1718) BLMarlborough, John Churchill, Duke of (1650-1722)
BLSchomberg, Friedrich, Graf von (1615-1690) BLTurenne, Henri de la
Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de (1611-1675) BLVillars, Claude Louis,
duc de (1653-1734) William III, of England and Scotland (1650-1702)
Finally, many entries, such as the following, cover events and
individuals from countries and wars outside Europe: BLAurangzeb
(1618-1707) (India) BLBanner System (China) BLDeerfield Raid
(February 29, 1704) (Massachusetts) BLHudson Bay Company (Canada)
BLIndian Wars (Americas) BLJapan BLKara Mustafa Pasha (1634-1683)
(Ottoman Turkey) BLManchus (China) BLMarathas (India) BLPeter
(Pyotr) I (1672-1725) (Russia) Information in all entries can be
accessed through a detailed subject index and through the use of
cross-references found in the main entry listing and within the
entries themselves.
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