War of the Quadruple Alliance
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Was a war initiated by Spain to recover territories lost after the War of the Spanish Succession.
Chronology
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June 1719: The French, led by General Antoine Le Moyne de Bienville, captured the Spanish settlement of Pensacola in Florida in May 1719 during the War of the Quadruple Alliance. This military occupation marked a significant shift in power in the region.
October 1718: The city of Messina was besieged by Spanish forces until September, when it was taken.
October 1718: The Austrians, led by Count Claude Florimond de Mercy, were defeated by the Spanish forces under the command of Duke Victor Amadeus of Savoy in the First Battle of Milazzo. The Habsburg Empire's military occupation of Milazzo was short-lived as they were unable to maintain control of the territory.
November 1719: In 1719, Prince Eugene of Savoy, leading the Habsburg Empire forces, achieved victory in the second Battle of Milazzo against the Spanish forces. Following this success, he captured the city of Messina in October, solidifying Habsburg control over the territory.
November 1719: The territory of Pensacola fell to the French again towards the end of 1719 under the leadership of French military officer, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville. This marked a period of French military occupation in the region.
November 1719: A British fleet captured Vigo and marched inland to Pontevedra in October 1719.
September 1719: Spanish forces retook the town of Pensacola in August 1719.
August 1718: In 1718, the Spanish military occupied the entire territory of Sicily, with the exception of Messina. This action was carried out under the orders of King Philip V of Spain, who sought to assert control over the island and expand Spanish influence in the region.
July 1718: The Spanish took Palermo on 7 July.
September 1717: In August 1717, the Spanish forces, led by the Viceroy of Sardinia, the Marquis of Lede, landed on the island to regain control from the Austrians. By November of the same year, they successfully re-established Spanish rule over Sardinia through military occupation.
Was the treaty that ended the War of the Quadruple Alliance. Spain left all the territories occupied during the war.
February 1720: Philip V of Spain was forced to relinquish all territory captured during the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
February 1720: Savoy exchanged Sicily for Sardinia.
February 1720: With the Treaty of The Hague the War of the Quadruple Alliance ended with the status quo ante bellum.
May 1720: After a treaty that exchanged Sardinia with Sicily between Savoy and Austria, in the Hague Treaty Spain decided to leave Sicily. [...] He agreed to negotiate the evacuation of his troops only in the following months, signing the relevant articles on May 6, 1720.
