Godolphin appointed Lord Treasurer, and Nottingham
      a Secretary of State.

      Louis of Baden defeated by French at Friedlingen.

      Battle of Cremona:  French stopped by Eugene of Savoy
      from entering the Tyrol.

1703 Second Grand Alliance. (First Grand Alliance in 1689.)
      Nearly all Germany, and Savoy join the coalition
      against the French.

      French marching in the direction of Vienna.

      Methuen Treaty; Portugal joined the Alliance.

      Marlborough hampered by the Dutch Government and
      unable to follow the French.

      Marlborough took Bonn; giving command of Upper
      Rhine.

1704 Battle of Donauwoerth.  Eugene joined Marlborough.

      (August 4).  Gibraltar taken by Sir George Rooke,
      Sir George Byng, and Sir Cloudesley Shovel.

(August 13).  Blenheim.  Marlborough and Eugene defeated French and Bavarians under Marshals Tallard and Marsin.  Vienna saved:  Marlborough received Woodstock Manor as a reward.

      Act of Security passed by Scotch Parliament.

1705 Marlborough opposed by Allies, and prevented from
      marching into France.

      Barcelona taken by Lord Peterborough; the Catalan
      district of Spain won for the Archduke Charles.

      Coalition between the more moderate Tories and the
      Whigs.

1706 Ramillies (May 12), won by Marlborough against Villeroy: 

      Allies occupied Antwerp, Brussels, Ghent, Bruges,
      Ostend, a line of fortresses cutting off French from
      Holland.

      Turin besieged by French:  siege raised by Prince
      Eugene.

1707 Capitulation of Milan signed by Louis:  Milan and
      Naples secured to Archduke Charles.

      Minorca captured by General Stanhope.

      Battle of Almanza (Spain):  English under Lord
      Galway surrendered.

      Ghent and Bruges retaken by French.

      Whig resolution not to make peace so long as a Bourbon
      ruled in Spain.

Union with Scotland (October 23):  Scotland to send sixteen peers and forty-five Commoners to United Houses of Parliament:  Law and Church of Scotland left untouched:  privileges of trade and coinage to be the same for both countries.

1708 Harley and St. John dismissed:  Whigs came into power
      (July 11).  Oudenarde:  Marlborough and Eugene
      defeated Vendome:  Lille secured.  Bruges and
      Ghent retaken by Allies.

      Attempted landing in Scotland by the Pretender
      prevented.

1709 Peace Conference at the Hague.  Louis declined to
      remove his grandson from the throne of Spain.

      (September 11).  Malplaquet:  Marlborough and Eugene
      defeated Villars.