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War of the Polish Succession

1733 CE – 1738 CE · 5 years

A dynastic crisis over the Polish throne widened into a European war fought from Poland to Italy, confirming Bourbon gains and reducing Austrian influence in the peninsula.

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War of the Polish Succession on Wikipedia.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • France, Spain and Sardinia
  • Austria, Russia and Saxony

Key moments

Defining events in the War of the Polish Succession.

  1. 1734 Siege of Danzig
  2. 1734 Battle of Bitonto
  3. 1734 Battle of Guastalla

Elsewhere in Europe at the time

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Plitvice Lakes

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Spanish Treasure Fleet

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Giant's Causeway

3000 BCE – still standing

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Ottoman Empire

1299 CE – 1922 CE

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Jacobite Risings

1689 CE – 1746 CE

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Atlantic Triangular Trade

1600 CE – 1850 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1733 CE and 1738 CE.

1736 CE Nader Shah's Campaigns

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

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