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Where was the War of the Spanish Succession fought?

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Illustration of the Battle of Blenheim showing cavalry and infantry in combat, fallen soldiers, and smoke rising from cannon fire across a hilly battlefield. — War of the Spanish Succession The Battle of Blenheim (August 13, 1704), was the most famous victory of John Churchill, duke of Marlborough, and Eugene of Savoy during the War of the Spanish Succession.

The War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) was a global conflict fought primarily across five fronts in Europe, as well as at sea and in North America.12

In Europe, the war was conducted through maneuvers and countermaneuvers across the following regions:
* The Low Countries2
* The Rhine2
* The Danube2
* Northern Italy2
* Spain (the Iberian Peninsula)2

While the conflict centered on the succession to the Spanish throne, the fate of the empire was often decided by military campaigns in the Low Countries or along the Danube rather than by events on the Iberian Peninsula itself. Additionally, the war extended to North America, where it was known as Queen Anne’s War. The conflict was ultimately concluded by a series of treaties, most notably the treaties of Utrecht, which reshaped the balance of power and colonial holdings among the participating nations.2134