Battlefield of Höchstädt (1704)

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The Battlefield of Höchstädt (1704) is the site of the pivotal Battle of Blenheim during the War of the Spanish Succession, where Allied forces decisively defeated the Franco-Bavarian army.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battlefield
cultural heritage site
historic site
alsoKnownAs Blenheim battlefield
Schlachtfeld von Höchstädt (1704)
associatedWith Allied strategy in the War of the Spanish Succession
Marlborough’s campaigns
commandersInvolved Camille d’Hostun, duc de Tallard
Ferdinand de Marsin
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria
Prince Eugene of Savoy
commemoratedBy annual historical events and reenactments
conflict War of the Spanish Succession
country Germany
currentUse agricultural land
tourist attraction
dateOfEvent 13 August 1704
hasInterpretiveSignage battlefield information panels
hasMemorial Blenheim battlefield monuments
hasMuseum Bavarian Army Museum branch at Höchstädt Castle
heritageDesignation protected historic landscape (Bavaria)
locatedIn Bavaria
District of Dillingen an der Donau
linked to: Dillingen district

Germany
Höchstädt an der Donau
nearbyRiver Danube
nearbySettlement Blenheim
Lutzingen
Oberglauheim
notableFor one of the major victories of the Duke of Marlborough
turning point in the War of the Spanish Succession
partOf Danube river valley
linked to: Danube valley

European military history itineraries
result decisive Allied victory
siteOf Battle of Blenheim
Battle of Höchstädt (1704)
strategicImportance halted French advance into southern Germany
secured Vienna from French and Bavarian threat
terrain open farmland
villages and small woods
tourism guided battlefield tours
usedBy Dutch Republic
Electorate of Bavaria
Grand Alliance
Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of England
Kingdom of France

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Höchstädt an der Donau locatedNear Battlefield of Höchstädt (1704)
Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau notableBattle Battle of Höchstädt (1704)
linked to: Battlefield of Höchstädt (1704)
Höchstädt Castle significantEvent Battle of Höchstädt (1704)
linked to: Battlefield of Höchstädt (1704)
Battlefield of Höchstädt (1704) alsoKnownAs Schlachtfeld von Höchstädt (1704)
linked to: Battlefield of Höchstädt (1704)