1690. The Orangemen in Ireland win the battle of the Boyne. Destruction of Schenectady by the French and Indians. Sir William Phips, commanding a New England expedition, captures Port Royal, and later makes a fruitless demonstration against Quebec.
1691. The Jacobites are overcome in Scotland. Surrender of Limerick, the last stronghold of James II. in Ireland.
1692. Union of the Plymouth and Massachusetts colonies. Witchcraft delusion at Salem.
1693. The French Admiral Tourville defeats the English fleet off Cape St. Vincent.
1697. France makes peace at Ryswick with Holland, Spain, and England. Close of King William’s War in America.
1699. The French begin the settlement of Louisiana.
1701. Beginning of the War of the Spanish Succession.
1702. Death of William III. and accession of Queen Anne. Successful campaign of Churchill (Marlborough) in the Netherlands. Naval triumph of the English and Dutch over the Spanish and French at Vigo. Queen Anne’s War in America. French settlement in Alabama.
1704. The English are victorious over the French at the battle of Blenheim. Capture of Gibraltar by the English. Massacre of white settlers by the Indians at Deerfield, Massachusetts.
1706. Marlborough defeats the French and Bavarians at the battle of Ramillies.