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On August 13, 1704, the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy led an Allied force to a decisive victory near the Bavarian village of Blenheim, crushing a French-Bavarian army that threatened Vienna. The win halted Louis XIV's dominance in Europe and saved the fragile coalition fighting the War of the Spanish Succession from collapsing.
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The Battle of Blenheim fought on 13 August [O.S. 2 August] 1704, was a major battle of the War of the Spanish Succession. The overwhelming Allied victory ensured the safety of Vienna from the Franco-Bavarian army, thus preventing the collapse of the reconstituted Grand Alliance.
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