Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—G

Grand Alliance

Signed May 12th, 1689, between England, Germany, and the States General, subsequently also by Spain and Savoy, to prevent the union of France and Spain.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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