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/wɔr əv ðə grænd əlˈaɪəns/ Listen

War of the Grand Alliance

noun

An aggressive war waged by Louis XIV against Spain and the Holy Roman Empire and England and Holland and other states (1689-1697). Synonym: War of the League of Augsburg.

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... the negotiations of Nimeguen. England was wanting. William attempted to bring over his father-in-law, and, having failed by friendly arts, undertook to compel him. The Revolution threw the weight of England into the scales, and the war that ensued became the war of the Grand Alliance. ...

— Lectures on Modern history • Baron John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton