Nine Years - The War of the Grand Alliance 1688-1697In 1688, Louis XIV embarked upon a war of aggression later called the Nine Year's War or the WAR OF THE GRAND ALLIANCE. At the same time, supported by influential British political and religious leaders, Wiliam III Prince of Orange crossed the Channel to invade England, deposing the English King James II, his father in law, in the "Glorious Revolution." Nine Years: The War of the Grand Alliance is a stand alone game using the No Peace Without Spain