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John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough (born May 26, 1650, Ashe, Devon, England—died June 16, 1722, Windsor, near London) was one of England’s greatest generals, who led British and allied armies to important victories over Louis XIV of France, notably at Blenheim (1704), Ramillies (1706), and Oudenaarde (1708).
General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, KG, PC (26 May 1650 – 16 June 1722 O.S. [a]) was an English soldier and statesman.
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (June 6, 1650 – June 27, 1722) was an English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of five monarchs throughout the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.
John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, (born May 26, 1650, Ashe, Devon, Eng.—died June 16, 1722, Windsor, near London), British military commander.
Frequently described as early modern Britain's greatest general, John Churchill was born on 26 May 1650, the son of Elizabeth Churchill and Sir Winston Churchill, an impoverished squire and member of Parliament.
Mar 17, 2015 · John Churchill, 1 st Duke of Marlborough, was both a military commander and a politician. Churchill was commander-in-chief of the English forces that fought in the War of Spanish Succession.
May 18, 2018 · Marlborough, John Churchill, 1st Duke of (1650–1722) English general. Churchill helped James II defeat Monmouth (1685), but switched allegiance in support of the Protestant Glorious Revolution (1688). Partly due to his wife's friendship with Queen Anne, he was appointed Captain-General of Allied armies in the War of the Spanish Succession.
