Nine Years' War

The Nine Years' War (1688–97) – eften cried the War o the Grand Alliance, the War o the Palatine Succession, or the War o the League o Augsburg – wis a major war o the late 17t century focht atween King Louis XIV o Fraunce, an a European-wide coalition, the Grand Alliance, led bi the Anglo-Dutch Stadtholder-Keeng William III, Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I, King Charles II o Spain, Victor Amadeus II of Savoy, an the major an minor princes o the Holy Roman Empire.

Nine Years' War
Siege o Namur, Juin 1692 bi Jean-Baptiste Martin le vieux
Date September 1688 – September 1697 Location Mainland Europe, Ireland, Scotland, North Americae, Sooth Americae, Asie Result Treaty o Ryswick Louis XIV recognises William III o Orange as Keeng o Ingland, Scotland an Ireland. Territorial changes Fraunce retains Alsace (includin Strasbourg) an surrenders Freiburg, Breisach an Philippsburg tae the Holy Roman Empire, regains Pondichéry (efter payin the Dutch a sum o 16,000 pagodas) an Nova Scotia, Spain recovered Catalonie frae Fraunce, an the barrier fortresses o Mons, Luxembourg an Kortrijk. The Duchy o Lorraine wis restored tae Leopold Joseph frae Fraunce.
Belligerents
Grand Alliance: Dutch Republic Ingland Holy Roman Empire Spain Piedmont-Savoy Sweden (until 1691) Scotland	Fraunce Erse an Scots Jacobites
Commanders an leaders
Keeng William III/II Prince Waldeck Godert de Ginkell Queen Mary II Frederick Schomberg Duke o Lorraine Elector o Bavarie Margrave o Baden Elector o Brandenburg Eugene o Savoy Duke o Savoy Marquis of Gastañaga Duke o Villahermosa	Louis XIV Duke o Luxembourg Marquis o Vauban Duke o Boufflers Duke o Lorge Nicolas Catinat Duke o Noailles Duke o Lorges Duke o Villeroy Duc de Vendôme Duke o Lauzun James II o Ingland Earl of Tyrconnell