What is the cause and process of the major league war?

The 9-year-long major league war in European history once shocked the world because it took a long time for many countries to participate in it. So what was the cause of the major league war?

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/kloc-In the late 7th century, France won the Legacy War and the Franco-Dutch War, and its armed forces and military strength continued to expand. The army ranks first in Europe, and the navy is almost the sum of Britain and the Netherlands. Such military strength boosted Louis XIV's confidence, so he decided to pursue victory and conquer all countries to dominate Europe in one fell swoop. Louis XIV thought it was better to conquer all countries than a short time, and all countries were caught off guard. Therefore, France decided to take the initiative to fight. At this time, the Holy Roman Empire was at war with Turkey, and all countries defected to the Austrian army respectively, and the empire was in a state of revival. Louis XIV didn't want to revive the empire, so he decided to expand his influence in Germany and attack the holy Roman Empire when the imperial army was at war.

Facing the French expansion ambition, the European powers headed by Leopold I formed the augsburg League with the Holy Roman Empire as the core. The European Union broke all the plans prepared by Louis XIV before the war and lost the initiative of the war. However, the intention of French aggression remains unchanged. Although the war is a bit passive, it is determined. European countries were worried that they would become Louis XIV's next target, so they began to conclude anti-French alliances in succession in 1689. Among them, the main countries are Britain, the Netherlands and the Holy Roman Empire. Because of the conclusion of the anti-French grand alliance, France's plan of quick victory met with obstacles, so it had to become a long nine-year grand alliance war.

The course of the major league war

The Grand Alliance War was the third important war during the reign of King Louis XIV of France. The war was launched because Louis XIV wanted to expand in Europe on a large scale, but was opposed by other countries. So what is the process of the major league war?

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/kloc-In the late 7th century, European countries were quite surprised by Louis XIV's plan of quick action to occupy the Roman Empire, fearing that they would become France's next target, so other countries began to form alliances with each other, resulting in a grand anti-French alliance. Because of the formation of the grand alliance, France's plan has stagnated. So he was forced to fight for nine years. In the course of the war, the famous French generals Du Lunni and Conte were killed and one was missing. 1690, the British-Dutch joint fleet was defeated by the French fleet, and 80,000 troops of the French army were waiting to invade Britain in one fell swoop to help James II regain the throne. At that time, the British army was invincible and the situation was very critical. 1692 in may, the French fleet was defeated by the British-Dutch joint fleet, thus smashing the French conspiracy.

1695, Louis XIV's beloved Duke of Luxembourg died, which made the French land war, which had always been dominant, passive. At the same time, all countries involved in this war are under great economic pressure because of this protracted war. Let this war be peaceful. A few years later, the two sides of the war suggested intermarriage between countries to improve the status quo. Savoy thought it was good for the two countries to make friends, so they made a Covenant. 1696, France and savoy signed the Turin treaty. A year later, France signed the Treaty of Reswick with the countries in the major league war, and the major league war really ended.

The influence of the major league war

The major league war took place in 1688 and lasted for nine years, so it was also called the nine-year war. The cause of this war was that King Louis XIV of France tried to expand his colonies overseas, but he was blocked by the anti-French alliance composed of Habsburg, Britain, the Holy Roman Empire and the Netherlands. The major league war lasted for nine years and was a protracted war. In the end, France was forced to reconcile with the anti-French alliance and ended the war because the warring parties finally hated this seemingly endless war.

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And the influence of the major league war is quite far-reaching. Although the major league war finally stopped, the accumulated grievances due to the long-term war have not disappeared, and the grievances between France and the Holy Roman Empire and Britain have not been resolved. And because of the influence of the Great League War, four years later, another war broke out between the two sides, which was an important war during the reign of Louis XIV, that is, the war of succession to the Spanish throne.

1700, the Habsburg dynasty in Spain had no heir, which led to the battle for the throne. Among them, the Bourbon royal family in France and the Habsburg royal family in Austria are interested in competing for the inheritance of the Spanish throne. Moreover, France, Britain, the Netherlands, Austria and other countries were also involved in this war, and in 170 1, the war of succession to the Spanish throne was officially launched.

The war was cruel at that time. The grand alliance war between France and the anti-French alliance lasted for 9 years, with a total of about100000 casualties. After the Grand Alliance War, because of the influence of the Grand Alliance War, the Spanish royal succession war was launched, and France gradually declined after this war.