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What wars were during the baroque period?

The Baroque period is typically considered to be from the late 16th to the mid 18th centuries. Some wars that occurred during the Baroque period include:

- The Thirty Years' War (1618–1648): This was a pan-European conflict fought primarily between the Catholic and Protestant states of the Holy Roman Empire.

- The English Civil War (1642–1651): This was a conflict between Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists ("Cavaliers") over the powers of the monarchy.

- The Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1639–1651): These were a series of conflicts that took place in Scotland, Ireland, and England, and was fought over religious, political, and land issues.

- The Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659): This was a conflict between the Kingdom of France and the Kingdom of Spain, which was fought over territorial and political disputes.

- The Russo-Swedish War (1610–1617): This was a conflict between the Tsardom of Russia and the Kingdom of Sweden, and was fought over control of the Baltic Sea.

- The Dutch War (1672–1678): This was a conflict between the Kingdom of England, the Republic of the United Netherlands (Dutch Republic), the Kingdom of France, and the Bishopric of Münster.

- The Great Turkish War (1683–1699): This was a conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the Holy League (an alliance of European states).

- The Nine Years' War (1688–1697): This was a conflict between the Kingdom of France and a coalition of European states.

- The War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714/15): A war over the succession to the Spanish throne that began as a local dynastic dispute between the French and Austrian pretenders to the Spanish throne, but soon escalated into a wider European conflict.

These are just some of the many wars that occurred during the Baroque period. It was a time of great political, religious, and social change, and these conflicts reflect the tensions and rivalries of the era.

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