[PAR] [TLE] Raid on Nassau [SEP] The Raid on Nassau, on the Bahamian island of New Providence, was a privately raised Franco-Spanish expedition against the English taking place in October, 1703, during the War of the Spanish Succession; it was a Franco-Spanish victory, leading to Nassau's brief occupation, then its destruction.  The joint Bourbon invasion was led by Blas Moreno Mondragón and Clause Le Chesnaye, with the attack focusing on Nassau, the capital of the English Bahamas, an important base of privateering for English corsairs combating the privateering of others in the Cuban and Saint Domingue's Caribbean seas.  The town of Nassau was quickly taken and sacked, plundered and burnt down.  The fort of Nassau was dismantled, and the English governor, with all the English soldiers were carried off prisoners.  A year later, Sir Edward Birch, the new English governor, upon landing in Nassau, was so distraught at the ruin he found, that he returned to England after only a few months, without "unfurling his company-issued commission". [PAR] [TLE] War of the Spanish Succession [SEP] The War of the Spanish Succession (1702–1714) was a major European conflict of the early 18th century, triggered by the death in 1700 of the last Habsburg King of Spain, the infirm and childless Charles II.  Charles II had ruled over a vast global empire, and the question of who would succeed him had long troubled the governments of Europe.  Attempts to solve the problem by peacefully partitioning the empire among the eligible candidates from the royal houses of France (Bourbon), Austria (Habsburg), and Bavaria (Wittelsbach) ultimately failed, and on his deathbed Charles II fixed the entire Spanish inheritance on his grandnephew Philip, Duke of Anjou, the second-eldest grandson of King Louis XIV of France.  With Philip ruling in Spain, Louis XIV would secure great advantages for his dynasty, but some statesmen regarded a dominant House of Bourbon as a threat to European stability, jeopardising the balance of power.
[PAR] [TLE] Raid on Nassau [ SEP ] The Raid on Nassau , on the Bahamian island of New Providence , was a privately raised Franco - Spanish expedition against the English taking place in October , 1703 , during the War of the Spanish Succession ; it was a Franco - Spanish victory , leading to Nassau 's brief occupation , then its destruction . The joint Bourbon invasion was led by Blas Moreno Mondragón and Clause Le Chesnaye , with the attack focusing on Nassau , the capital of the English Bahamas , an important base of privateering for English corsairs combating the privateering of others in the Cuban and Saint Domingue 's Caribbean seas . The town of Nassau was quickly taken and sacked , plundered and burnt down . The fort of Nassau was dismantled , and the English governor , with all the English soldiers were carried off prisoners . A year later , Sir Edward Birch , the new English governor , upon landing in Nassau , was so distraught at the ruin he found , that he returned to England after only a few months , without " unfurling his company - issued commission " . [PAR] [TLE] War of the Spanish Succession [ SEP ] The War of the Spanish Succession ( 1702–1714 ) was a major European conflict of the early 18th century , triggered by the death in 1700 of the last Habsburg King of Spain , the infirm and childless Charles II . Charles II had ruled over a vast global empire , and the question of who would succeed him had long troubled the governments of Europe . Attempts to solve the problem by peacefully partitioning the empire among the eligible candidates from the royal houses of France ( Bourbon ) , Austria ( Habsburg ) , and Bavaria ( Wittelsbach ) ultimately failed , and on his deathbed Charles II fixed the entire Spanish inheritance on his grandnephew Philip , Duke of Anjou , the second - eldest grandson of King Louis XIV of France . With Philip ruling in Spain , Louis XIV would secure great advantages for his dynasty , but some statesmen regarded a dominant House of Bourbon as a threat to European stability , jeopardising the balance of power .
What was the name of the King of Spain whose death triggered a war which included the Raid on Nassau, a Franco-Spanish expedition against the english in 1703?
What was the name of the King of Spain whose death triggered a war which included the Raid on Nassau , a Franco - Spanish expedition against the english in 1703 ?
Charles II
Charles II