MMCCIV

MMCCIV is the Roman numeral representation of the year 1704. This year falls within the 18th century. Significant events that occurred during MMCCIV include the Battle of Blenheim, a major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession, where the Duke of Marlborough achieved a decisive victory against the French and Bavarian forces. In literature, the English poet Alexander Pope published his "Pastorals." The Great Northern War continued, with Sweden facing a coalition of Denmark-Norway, Poland-Lithuania, and Russia. In the Americas, the Tuscarora War began in North Carolina, a conflict between the Tuscarora people and European settlers. Scientific advancements continued, with ongoing developments in physics and astronomy, building upon the foundations laid by earlier figures. The year MMCCIV was a period of both conflict and cultural output in Europe and its colonies.